 Benzene
"Benzene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Toxic, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon byproduct of coal distillation. It is used as an industrial solvent in paints, varnishes, lacquer thinners, gasoline, etc. Benzene causes central nervous system damage acutely and bone marrow damage chronically and is carcinogenic. It was formerly used as parasiticide.
| Descriptor ID |
D001554
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.389.023
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| Concept/Terms |
Benzene- Benzene
- Benzole
- Cyclohexatriene
- Benzol
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| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Benzene" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Chen D, Sandler DP, Keil AP, Heiss G, Whitsel EA, Edwards JK, Stewart PA, Stenzel MR, Groth CP, Ramachandran G, Banerjee S, Huynh TB, Jackson WB, Blair A, Lawrence KG, Kwok RK, Engel LS. Volatile Hydrocarbon Exposures and Incident Coronary Heart Disease Events: Up to Ten Years of Follow-up among Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Workers. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 05; 131(5):57006.
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Lawrence KG, Niehoff NM, Keil AP, Braxton Jackson W, Christenbury K, Stewart PA, Stenzel MR, Huynh TB, Groth CP, Ramachandran G, Banerjee S, Pratt GC, Curry MD, Engel LS, Sandler DP. Associations between airborne crude oil chemicals and symptom-based asthma. Environ Int. 2022 09; 167:107433.
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Montas L, Roy SS, Ferguson AC, Mena KD, Kumar N, Solo-Gabriele HM. Using satellite-based AOD and ground-based measurements to evaluate the impact of the DWH oil spill on coastal air quality. Mar Pollut Bull. 2022 Aug; 181:113910.
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Groth CP, Huynh TB, Banerjee S, Ramachandran G, Stewart PA, Quick H, Sandler DP, Blair A, Engel LS, Kwok RK, Stenzel MR. Linear Relationships Between Total Hydrocarbons and Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene, and n-Hexane during the Deepwater Horizon Response and Clean-up. Ann Work Expo Health. 2022 04 07; 66(Suppl 1):i71-i88.
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Groth C, Banerjee S, Ramachandran G, Stenzel MR, Sandler DP, Blair A, Engel LS, Kwok RK, Stewart PA. Bivariate Left-Censored Bayesian Model for Predicting Exposure: Preliminary Analysis of Worker Exposure during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Ann Work Expo Health. 2017 01 01; 61(1):76-86.
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