benzene

Michael Eisenstadt michaele@ando.pair.com
Fri, 26 Oct 2001 15:14:32 -0500


Dian D. wrote:
> 
> What's with benzene?  What does it do to you?

Benzene is a Schedule 3 VOC (volatile organic
compound) solvent which causes cancer. It is 
essential in many industrial operations. Used 
to be available over the counter in the bad old 
days, now it is supposed to be used only in 
closed system manufacturing.