Benzene In The News

If you or a loved one has been the victim of Benzene related illness or disease, you should hire legal representation immediately. At Nadrich & Cohen, LLP, our Benzene attorneys have the ability to successfully represent clients throughout the state who have suffered as the result of dangerous chemical exposure, and can handle Benzene cases nationwide with qualified Benzene co-counsel. Due to our exceptional personal injury experience and legal representation, our law firm has recovered in excess of $75,000,000 dollars on behalf of our seriously injured clients. Contact Nadrich & Cohen, LLP today for a free case evaluation regarding your Benzene exposure claim.

The following are some recent news stories related to the devastating physical consequences of Benzene exposure, as well as the negative effects that Benzene has on the environment:

Owner of Coke Plant Speaks Out About Alleged Benzene Exposure
Tonawanda, NY

Benzene exposure is no trivial matter. This is because benzene is a known carcinogen that has been linked to acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), multiple myeloma and aplastic anemia. J.D. Crane, owner of the Tonawanda Coke factory, knows this all too well. Recently, Crane sat down with Tonawanda News to discuss some of the aspects of recent controversy involving accusations about his facility polluting the area and causing benzene exposure.

Alleged Benzene Exposure from Coke Plant
Allegations about Crane’s plant being at fault for an increase in cancer rates in the areas surrounding the plant have led to much speculation. Adding to this is the fact that for a long time, Crane has remained silent about this issue. He told Tonawanda News, “We don’t try our cases in the media.”

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FDA Finds Five Beverages Contain High Benzene Levels
By Jane Zhang, Wall Street Journal, May 20th, 2006

The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that five beverages among more than 100 tested by the agency had benzene levels that exceeded the government’s safety level for drinking water.

The FDA ordered the test in November after private-laboratory results showed some soft drinks contained benzene, a cancer-causing chemical that can form naturally under certain conditions.

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Poudre pollution hits a wall - finally
Testing 30 years ago showed contamination
By Kevin Darst, The Coloradoan, March 9, 2005

By the time early spring runoff pulses through the Poudre River in Old Town Fort Collins, a plastic wall and a legal agreement that saved taxpayers millions of dollars will shield the river from oil and gas contamination.

Construction crews are nearly finished installing the 680-foot-long, 32-foot-tall plastic barrier that, by early April, will be underground, covered by a rebuilt riverbank.

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State urged to clear air on toxics' risks
By Dina Cappiello, Houston Chronicle, March 7, 2005

Joe Padilla didn't need a report by state environmental officials to tell him that toxic air pollution is a problem in some parts of Harris County.

With friends in east Houston and family in Baytown and Pasadena always complaining about the chemicals, for years he has known there was a risk.

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EPA to expand Ford dump tests
By Jan Barry and Barbara Williams, northjersey.com, March 9, 2005

Pressed by U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, federal environmental officials will expand testing for paint sludge and other industrial chemicals to all residential properties near Ford's incompletely cleaned toxic waste dump in Ringwood.

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Pure Benzene Production, Demand Grow Steadily In China

BEIJING, March 3 Asia Pulse - China's pure benzene output grew steadily to top 2.5563 million tons in 2004, up 5.3 per cent year on year and a record high.

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Pollutant 'damages bone marrow'
BBC News, December 3, 2004

Exposure to even small amounts of the chemical benzene may pose a health risk, say scientists.

They have shown that workers who inhaled less than one part per million had fewer white blood cells than those who were not exposed.

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Viruses Added to List of Cancer-Causing Substances
ABC News Today, February 11, 2005

For the first time, the US government has added certain viruses to its list of things that can cause cancer in humans. Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and some human papilloma viruses (HPV) are among the 17 new entries on the Department of Health and Human Services.

The list, which is updated every two years, now details 58 substances that are known to cause cancer in humans, and 188 substances "reasonably anticipated" to do so.

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New Report Finds As Many As 782 Industrial Facilities Will Emit More Toxic Chemicals into California's Air Under 'Clear Skies' Bill
Environment.org, March 1, 2005

Los Angeles, CA - Under the Bush administration's "Clear Skies" bill, scheduled for a vote tomorrow in a key Senate committee, as many as 782 industrial facilities in California would not have to comply with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that require steep reductions in their emissions of dozens of pollutants that cause cancer, birth defects, and other serious health problems, according to "Lethal Loophole," a new report released today by Environment California. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to vote on the bill on Wednesday, March 2.

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If you or a loved one has suffered as the result of Benzene exposure, please contact a Benzene attorney at Nadrich & Cohen, LLP immediately.

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