Analysis of benzene air quality standards, monitoring methods and concentrations in indoor and outdoor environment

A Sekar, GK Varghese, MKR Varma - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Benzene is a proven carcinogen. Its synergistic action with other pollutants can damage
different components of the biosphere. Literature comparing the air quality standards of …

Human biomonitoring of low-level benzene exposures

PJ Boogaard - Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Historically, benzene has been widely used in a large variety of applications. Occupational
exposure limits (OELs) were set for benzene as it was found to be acutely toxic, causing …

Oxidative stress and genotoxicity of long-term occupational exposure to low levels of BTEX in gas station workers

F **ong, Q Li, B Zhou, J Huang, G Liang… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Atmospheric benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) can lead to multiple
health injuries. However, what remains uncertain is the effect of long-term exposure to low …

Epigenetic effects of benzene in hematologic neoplasms: the altered gene expression

G Spatari, A Allegra, M Carrieri, G Pioggia, S Gangemi - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Benzene is produced by diverse petroleum transformation processes and
it is widely employed in industry despite its oncogenic effects. In fact, occupational exposure …

Genotoxicity and oxidative stress in gasoline station attendants

AM Moro, MF Charão, N Brucker, J Durgante… - … /Genetic Toxicology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
We evaluated genotoxic effects of exposure to low levels of benzene, a class I human
carcinogen, among gasoline station attendants (GSA). Oxidative stress and the protective …

Environmental exposure to human carcinogens in teenagers and the association with DNA damage

C Franken, G Koppen, N Lambrechts, E Govarts… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background We investigated whether human environmental exposure to chemicals that are
labeled as (potential) carcinogens leads to increased (oxidative) damage to DNA in …

Genotoxic effects of occupational exposure to benzene in gasoline station workers

E Salem, I El-Garawani, H Allam, B Abd El-Aal… - Industrial …, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Benzene, a hazardous component of gasoline, is a genotoxic class I human carcinogen.
This study evaluated the genotoxic effects of occupational exposure to benzene in gasoline …

Occupational benzene exposure and the risk of genetic damage: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Zhou, K Wang, B Wang, Y Pu, J Zhang - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Benzene, an important component of organic solvents, is commonly used in
industry. Meanwhile, benzene is a human carcinogen leading to leukemia. Although the …

Environmental assessment and evaluation of oxidative stress and genotoxicity biomarkers related to chronic occupational exposure to benzene

IC Costa-Amaral, LVB Carvalho, MVC Santos… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Environmental and occupational exposure to benzene from fuels is a major cause for
concern for national and international authorities, as benzene is a known carcinogen in …

Occupational exposure to low levels of benzene: biomarkers of exposure and nucleic acid oxidation and their modulation by polymorphic xenobiotic metabolizing …

P Manini, G De Palma, R Andreoli, P Mozzoni, D Poli… - Toxicology letters, 2010 - Elsevier
This study investigated nucleic acid oxidation associated with exposure to benzene at low
levels in 239 workers recruited among traffic policemen, taxi drivers and gasoline pump …