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The potential effects of any exposure is dependent on several factors such as toxicity, <br />time frame of exposure, concentration, general health and age of person exposed, and individual <br />use of hazard reduction techniques. <br />4.3.1.1 Benzene <br />Benzene can enter the body through inhalation, ingestion, or skin contact. Studies have <br />noted that chronic exposure to benzene can produce neurotoxic and hemopoietic (blood system) <br />effects. Other effects include headache, dizziness, nausea, convulsions, coma, and possible death <br />if exposure is not reversed. The most significant chronic effect of benzene is bone marrow <br />toxicity. Although the cause -effect relationship is not fully understood, it is believed that there <br />may be a strong association between chronic exposures to benzene and the development of <br />leukemia/cancer. <br />i 19091r1 <br />Inhalation exposure to toluene vapor can produce effects such as central nervous system <br />depression. Depending on exposure factors, signs and symptoms can include headache, <br />dizziness, fatigue, muscular weakness, and lack of coordination, drowsiness, collapse, and <br />possible coma. Studies have noted anemia could be a possible effect of chronic exposure to <br />toluene. Toluene can be a skin and mucous membrane irritant and has been shown to cause liver <br />and kidney damage when overexposure is significant. <br />4.3.1.3 Ethylbenzene <br />Ethylebenzene is an eye, mucous membrane, respiratory tract, and skin irritant. High air <br />levels can cause central nervous system depression, sense of chest constriction, headache, and <br />dizziness. Skin contact may cause irritation, inflammation, and first or second degree burns. <br />0 <br />