ATSDR evaluation of health effects of benzene and relevance to public health

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As many of you are aware, benzene is one of the few substances decisively linked

to CLL.

Andy

Toxicology and Industrial Health, Vol. 24, No. 5-6, 263-398 (2008)

DOI: 10.1177/0748233708090910

ATSDR evaluation of health effects of benzene and relevance to public health

S Wilbur

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA sdw9@...

D Wohlers

Syracuse Research Corporation, Syracuse, New York, USA

S Paikoff

Syracuse Research Corporation, Syracuse, New York, USA

LS

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

O Faroon

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

As part of its mandate, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

(ATSDR) prepares toxicological profiles on hazardous chemicals found at

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

National Priorities List (NPL) sites that have the greatest public health

impact. These profiles comprehensively summarize toxicological and environmental

information. This article constitutes the release of portions of the

Toxicological Profile for Benzene. The primary purpose of this article is to

provide public health officials, physicians, toxicologists, and other interested

individuals and groups with an overall perspective on the toxicology of benzene.

It contains descriptions and evaluations of toxicological studies and

epidemiological investigations and provides conclusions, where possible, on the

relevance of toxicity and toxicokinetic data to public health.