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WHAT IS BENZENE?The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency classifies benzene as a carcinogen for people exposed to unsafe levels over a lifetime. • Potential effects: Chronic or acute exposures have been linked to chromosome damage, nervous system and immune system problems, bone marrow damage and anemia. • Drinking water limit: In Florida, the drinking water standard for benzene is one part per billion -- a standard that Samir Elmir, environmental administrator for the Miami-Dade Health Department, calls conservative and is designed to safeguard a person over a lifetime of drinking water.
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