Two newly isolated strains of bacteria could plug a gap in the environmental clean-up kit. The bacteria digest benzene, a carcinogenic pollutant. Because they don't need oxygen to survive, these bugs ...

Chemists have developed a new method to accomplish the programmed synthesis of benzene derivatives with five or six different functional groups that enables access to novel functional organic ...

While it may seem like the only difference between extended-release Mucinex and its generic store-brand counterpart is the price tag, the latter potentially exposes users to a deadly cancer-causing ...

An expanded recall of a Banana Boat spray sunscreen has drawn new attention to the problem of benzene lurking in a number of aerosol beauty products. The latest recall is for a batch of Banana Boat ...

While the concentrations are low, the chemicals are potentially dangerous and some are linked to cancer risk, the researchers found. By Elena Shao The natural gas delivered to homes contains low ...

Benzene has become one of the most talked-about chemical concerns in beauty and personal care, especially after recalls involving sunscreens, dry shampoos, and sanitizers. It’s a known carcinogen, yet ...

After experiencing a year of record high prices in 2004, the global benzene market will remain in a tight supply-demand balance through 2007, according to a recent study from Chemical Market ...

The U.S. goes through a lot of natural gas, consuming more than 30 trillion cubic feet of it last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration—about 15% of which is burned by home ...

HYPOREGENERATIVE and aplastic types of hemopathy brought about by exposure to benzene were described in the nineteenth century, and the question of leukemic myelosis from the same cause has been ...