How to Use benzene in a Sentence

benzene

noun

• Encapsulating the products does not appear to prevent them from breaking down into benzene.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
• The data also show a large spike in the use of benzene in Texas in 2019.
  — Vivian R. Underhill, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2023
• These gases come out of the ground, as benzene does as well.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
• Long-term exposure to high amounts of benzene in the air is known to cause leukemia.
  — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 1 Dec. 2021
• The benzene-free formula leaves no white residue and won't clog the pores on your scalp.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 2 Feb. 2023
• There's not as much research about how much benzene is absorbed through the skin, Dr. Wong says.
  — Sarah Jacob, SELF, 15 July 2021
• About one-third of the batches tested didn't have any detectable benzene.
  — Deanna Pai, Allure, 17 Nov. 2022
• Boiling the water doesn’t help and can release benzene into the air.
  — Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2020
• Both companies said the benzene came from propellant used in the spray cans.
  — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2022
• Unilever didn’t respond to questions about the levels of benzene found in its products.
  — Time, 2 Nov. 2022
• Rosselló's refusal to step down down was like benzene for a crowd already ablaze.
  — Christina Maxouris, Ray Sanchez, and Amir Vera, CNN, 22 July 2019
• The concerns about benzene are mainly about exposure to large amounts of it.
  — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 1 Dec. 2021
• After all, benzene is widely used in the United States.
  — Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Nov. 2022
• However, the new permit does not change the amount of benzene that Suncor is allowed to dump into the creek.
  — Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2024
• People can inhale and ingest the substance, and benzene can affect the skin.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 4 Apr. 2022
• The dry shampoos and conditioners were packaged in aerosol cans and found to have had a presence of benzene.
  — Korin Miller, Health.com, 20 Dec. 2021
• Other aerosol products have been recalled in the past due to the possible presence of benzene.
  — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2022
• In the short term, exposure to a large amount of benzene can cause dizziness, drowsiness, headaches, changes in heart rate, and confusion.
  — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 1 Oct. 2021
• High levels of exposure to benzene have been linked to cancer.
  — The Week, 15 July 2021
• Though it's not used to formulate any sunscreen, traces of benzene have been found in other brands' sunscreens as well.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 1 Aug. 2022
• In 1992, a train containing benzene gas derailed just south of the city, covering the region in a bluish, toxic haze.
  — CBS News, 26 Apr. 2018
• Below is a list of sunscreens and sun care products that were tested by Valisure and found not to contain benzene.
  — CBS News, 15 July 2021
• And that means more smoke, and longer exposure to gasses like carbon monoxide and dioxide, benzene, formaldehyde, and ozone.
  — Wired, 28 July 2022
• In what contaminant the benzene is present was still unclear.
  — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2021
• Neutrogena topped the list of products with the highest levels of benzene.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 8 June 2021
• On Thursday, residents were warned to stay inside for their own safety because of high levels of benzene in the air.
  — Juan A. Lozano, The Seattle Times, 26 Mar. 2019
• But extracting benzene from soil has been difficult because this can spread fumes into the air.
  — Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 27 May 2020
• More than 4 tons of the carcinogenic gas benzene are leaking into California homes each year through gas stoves, a new study finds.
  — Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2022
• The company explained that benzene isn’t an ingredient in the products in the recall.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 23 Dec. 2021
• Wells can release toxic chemicals like benzene into the air.
  — Umair Irfan, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024