Adverse Health Complaints of Adults Exposed to Benzene After a Flaring Disaster at the BP Refinery Facility in Texas City, Texas

D’Andrea, Mark A; Reddy, G. Kesava

doi:10.1017/dmp.2017.59

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“…To complement these findings, recently we conducted a full-fledged study in 641 children who were exposed to benzene following a flaring incident at the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas. 44 A total of 1790 illness symptoms were observed in 641 children exposed to benzene.…”

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Health Risks Associated With Benzene Exposure in Children: A Systematic Review

D’Andrea¹,

Reddy²

2018

Global Pediatric Health

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Currently, there is a paucity of studies evaluating the adverse health effects of benzene exposure in children or clinical findings of those children who have been exposed. However, emerging studies show that benzene exposure can cause deleterious health effects in children. The objective of this study was to evaluate and summarize published studies on the adverse health effects of benzene exposure in children. More than 77 articles were examined and only the articles that dealt with adverse health effects on pediatric populations were included in the study. The evaluation of those studies provided current understanding of the health effects of benzene exposure in children. Findings from the currently available studies reveal that benzene exposure is associated with abnormalities in hematologic, hepatic, respiratory, and pulmonary functions in children. Published studies clearly support the need for further assessment of the potential adverse effects of benzene exposure in children, and clinical and laboratory findings of these children.

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Health Risks Associated With Benzene Exposure in Children: A Systematic Review

D’Andrea¹,

Reddy²

2018

Global Pediatric Health

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“…In the case of air pollution, the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOC), coming from anthropogenic sources, has also a significant negative impacts in human [30][31][32][33][34] and environmental health [35,36]. Benzene is an well-known VOC and has been classified as a Group I (carcinogenic to humans) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) [37].…”

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confidence: 99%