Guidance

Benzene: health effects, incident management, and toxicology

Information on benzene, for use in responding to chemical incidents.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
1 July 2014
Last updated
4 October 2024 — See all updates

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Benzene: general information

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Benzene: toxicological overview

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Incident management

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This content was originally produced by Public Health England (PHE). This content is now owned and managed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.

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Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 4 October 2024 + show all updates

  1. The content of the Incident Management document has been updated. The General Information and Toxicological Overview pages have undergone a HTML format update – the content within these pages has remained unchanged.

  2. Updated incident management document.

  3. Updated general information document.

  4. Uploaded benzene: general information.

  5. Updated version of incident management and removed compilation PDF.

  6. First published.

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