Lawyers Ongoing Investigation Into Long-term Benzene Exposure

The Lawyers at Kahn Gauthier Swick are investigating legal actions that many persons in the U.S. have been systematically exposed to dangerous levels of the chemical known as benzene. Breathing benzene can cause drowsiness, dizziness, and unconsciousness; long-term benzene exposure causes effects on the bone marrow and can cause anemia and leukemia. If you think you have been exposed to benzene and would like to file a lawsuit, please contact a lawyer at Kahn Gauthier for more information.

Benzene Health Effects

Long-term exposure to benzene has been associated with anemia, leukemia, and other conditions characterized by the depression of the immune system.

Testing for Exposure to Benzene

Several tests can show if you have been recently exposed to benzene. There is test for measuring benzene in the breath; this test must be done shortly after exposure. Benzene can also be measured in the blood, however, since benzene disappears rapidly from the blood, measurements are accurate only for recent exposures.

Benzene Lawyer Will Get You Compensation

In the body, benzene is converted to products called metabolites. Certain metabolites can be measured in the urine. However, this test must be done shortly after exposure and is not a reliable indicator of how much benzene you have been exposed to, since the metabolites may be present in urine from other sources.

Benzene is sold under the following trade names, among others: Benzol 90, Pyrobenzol, Polystream, Coal naphtha, Phene.