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"Chris Hogg" wrote in message
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On Sat, 6 Mar 2021 21:54:18 +0000, newshound
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On 06/03/2021 16:56, Rod Speed wrote:


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Rod Speed wrote:


"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message



But there is some cancer risk due to the higher level
of benzenes, and don't you have prostate cancer ?

Benzene is bioaccumulative. It collects in bone marrow.

First I had heard that and I was a chemist at one time.


+1 (and I still do a bit of chemistry)


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3447593/


Its no news that benzene is carcinogenic and causes leukaemia.

What we were discussing is whether it is bioaccumulative.