title: ATSDR evaluation of health effects of benzene and relevance to public health.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. sdw9@cdc.gov
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wilbur
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wohlers
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paikoff
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Keith
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Faroon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D001554:Benzene / Q000633:toxicity*; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000633:toxicity*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011634:Public Health; D012042:Registries; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services
chemical_list: D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D001554:Benzene