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A testing company says benzene, a chemical that is a known carcinogen, has been found in another commonly used product: topical acne treatments.. Valisure, a Connecticut-based company that ...
Benzene, a known cancer-causing chemical, was found in over half of 108 batches of antiperspirant and deodorant body sprays from 30 different brands, according to a citizen’s petition filed this ...
High levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, can form in acne treatment products containing benzoyl peroxide, according to a new report from Valisure, an independent laboratory.. The report ...
Benzene is among the pollutants gas stoves emit into homes, Stanford University researchers show. The toxin is linked to a higher risk of leukemia and other blood cell cancers.
Johnson & Johnson issued a voluntary recall on Wednesday for five of its sunscreen sprays after testing found low levels of benzene, a carcinogen, in the products. Consumers were told to stop ...
Benzene forms in flames and other high-temperature environments, such as the flares found in oil fields and refineries. We now know that benzene also forms in the flames of gas stoves in our homes.
The FDA said testing found elevated levels of benzene, a chemical linked to cancer. In recent years, several other products have been recalled over benzene levels, including hand sanitizers ...
Turning on one gas stove burner for 45 minutes creates benzene levels in kitchens comparable to breathing in cigarette smoke, which then drifts through your whole house.
The News. Using a single gas-stove burner can raise indoor concentrations of benzene, which is linked to cancer risk, to above what’s found in secondhand tobacco smoke and even to levels that ...
The oxidation of ammonia to nitrate, nitrification, is a key process in the nitrogen cycle. Ammonia-oxidizing archaea are present in large numbers in the ocean 1,2,3 and soils 4,5,6, suggesting a ...
When it comes to the concentration of benzene people are breathing, he says 30 micrograms per cubic meter is the number to watch. Skip to content. NOWCAST Pittsburgh's Action News 4 at Noon.