Benzene Web Resources
Occupational & Safety Healthy Administration (OSHA)
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/benzene/
Lots of information about benzene in the workplace: standards for benzene, how to determine benzene hazards; possible solutions to minimize benzene in the workplace; and more.
Benzene Glossary
http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/pdfs/glossary.pdf
Here’s a helpful glossary of words pertaining to alternative fuels and chemical compounds.
Environmental Protection Agency and Benzene
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/benzene.html
Updated in 2000, the EPA’s report on how long term and short term exposure to benzene affects you.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts3.html
Summary about hazardous substances and their health effects. This information is important because this substance may harm you. The effects of exposure to any hazardous substance depend on the dose, the duration, how you are exposed, personal traits and habits, and whether other chemicals are present.
Effect of Benzene on Groundwater and Drinking Water
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/dwh/t-voc/benzene.html
How and why benzene gets into our drinking water supply; what’s considered safe; how can it be prevented; and more.
Benzene and Disease of the Blood
http://www.environmentaldiseases.com
The purpose of this review is to summarize the available information on benzene and its effects on the blood system in the body written by a noted expert physician and researcher.
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
http://www.marrow.org
AML is the most common type of leukemia. More than 11,900 new cases occur in the United States each year, mostly in older adults. The average age of a person with AML is 65 years. This site underscores symptoms, treatments, and AML patient resources.
Leukemia Resource Directory
http://www.cancerindex.org/clinks2g.htm
Numerous resources and support for people suffering from leukemia
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
http://promosearch.lls.org
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