toluene
noun
tol·u·ene
ˈtäl-yə-ˌwēn 
: a liquid aromatic hydrocarbon C7H8 that resembles benzene but is less volatile, flammable, and toxic and is used especially as a solvent, in organic synthesis, and as an antiknock agent for gasoline
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The health department wanted the refinery to pull samples for more pollutants, and under the settlement agreement, the company will also monitor for toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes, Ogletree said.
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Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2024
Discharges from this process risk releasing hazardous chemicals from gasoline, like benzene and toluene, in contaminated groundwater.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2024
The patient's scalp, face and neck were cleaned with paint thinner (60% toluene).
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
Ferns are fantastic for removing common airborne pollutants including formaldehyde, toluene, and xylene.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 21 Aug. 2023
The process can create air and water pollution problems and has been tied to harmful contaminants such as naphthalene, benzene, toluene, chlorobenzene, benzo(a)pyrene and others.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 14 July 2023
In 2021, the Newburyport plant used more than 100,000 pounds of toluene, methanol, and methylene chloride, according to Heather Tenney of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute at UMass Lowell.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
Formaldehyde, d-Limonene, toluene, acetone, and ethanol (and more) fall within this category.
—Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
More than a third of homes in the U.S. have gas stoves, and these leaks are exposing people to a range of toxic chemicals, including toluene, hexene, xylenes, and especially benzene—a pollutant that has been linked to anemia, reproductive disorders, and various forms of cancer.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 20 Oct. 2022
Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2024
Discharges from this process risk releasing hazardous chemicals from gasoline, like benzene and toluene, in contaminated groundwater.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2024
The patient's scalp, face and neck were cleaned with paint thinner (60% toluene).
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
Ferns are fantastic for removing common airborne pollutants including formaldehyde, toluene, and xylene.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 21 Aug. 2023
The process can create air and water pollution problems and has been tied to harmful contaminants such as naphthalene, benzene, toluene, chlorobenzene, benzo(a)pyrene and others.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 14 July 2023
In 2021, the Newburyport plant used more than 100,000 pounds of toluene, methanol, and methylene chloride, according to Heather Tenney of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute at UMass Lowell.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
Formaldehyde, d-Limonene, toluene, acetone, and ethanol (and more) fall within this category.
—Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
More than a third of homes in the U.S. have gas stoves, and these leaks are exposing people to a range of toxic chemicals, including toluene, hexene, xylenes, and especially benzene—a pollutant that has been linked to anemia, reproductive disorders, and various forms of cancer.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 20 Oct. 2022
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toluene
noun
tol·u·ene
ˈtäl-yə-ˌwēn
: a liquid aromatic hydrocarbon C7H8 that resembles benzene but is less volatile, flammable, and toxic and is used as a solvent, in organic synthesis, and as an antiknock agent for gasoline
called also methylbenzene
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