How to Use benzene in a Sentence

benzene

noun
  • Levels of benzene spiked, then came down after about a week.
    — Katharine Gammon, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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 health risks posed by benzene depend on the amount, route, and length of exposure.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • About one-third of the batches tested didn't have any detectable benzene.
    — Deanna Pai, Allure, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Both companies said the benzene came from propellant used in the spray cans.
    — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The concerns about benzene are mainly about exposure to large amounts of it.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Because the amounts and absorption of benzene from these products are small, the risk is low.
    — David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Boiling the water doesn’t help and can release benzene into the air.
    — Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Unilever didn’t respond to questions about the levels of benzene found in its products.
    — Time, 2 Nov. 2022
  • High levels of exposure to benzene have been linked to cancer.
    — The Week, 15 July 2021
  • One of the byproducts of oil and gas activity is benzene, known to cause cancer.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Exposure to even low amounts of some chemicals, such as benzene, may lead to cancer.
    — Jenni Shearston, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
  • In the case of the new study, benzoyl peroxide can degrade into benzene.
    — Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 17 Oct. 2024
  • People can inhale and ingest the substance, and benzene can affect the skin.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The data also show a large spike in the use of benzene in Texas in 2019.
    — Vivian R. Underhill, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • But extracting benzene from soil has been difficult because this can spread fumes into the air.
    — Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 27 May 2020
  • Long-term exposure to benzene can affect bone marrow and lead to blood disorders such as leukemia.
    — David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Two of the most common pollutants released are benzene and chromium.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This ice cloud is a hybrid of hydrogen cyanide and benzene, which condensed together.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Gas stoves can also leak benzene, a carcinogenic gas, another study Lebel worked on shows.
    — WIRED, 12 Jan. 2023
  • If inhaled or ingested, benzene can lead to nausea and vomiting in the short term and may cause cancer over time.
    — Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • And that means more smoke, and longer exposure to gasses like carbon monoxide and dioxide, benzene, formaldehyde, and ozone.
    — Wired, 28 July 2022
  • Neutrogena topped the list of products with the highest levels of benzene.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 8 June 2021
  • The traces of benzene found in some sunscreens seem to be what sparked the sudden trend to stop using the product altogether.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
  • 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

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