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Aromatic Hydrocarbon
and Other Toxic Solvents
Information Page
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Aromatic Hydrocarbon Solvents
and Propellants
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XYLENE AND BENZENE

The label on the (then-illegal) Diazinon formulation used at
Southwest Baptist University indicates that ALMOST HALF
of the Diazinon formulation was composed of XYLENE,
a poisonous aromatic petroleum distillates,
used as a propellant.

The properties of xylene are as TOXIC
as those of the pesticides themselves.

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Symptomatology
of Solvent Exposure
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SYMPTOMATOLOGY OF XYLENE
     ~*~ACUTE INGESTION OR INHALATION
     ~*~CHRONIC OR REPEATED INHALATION

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS:
       ~*~SENSITIZATION of the MYOCARDIUM
by Aromatic Hydrocarbons
       ~*~XYLENE and its BENZENE contaminants

       ~*~ BENZENE:
      ~*~ SEVERE DISTURBANCES in DNA and RNA SYNTHESIS
      ~*~ ACUTE MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA

   
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Medical Information
and Research
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The Adverse Health Effects of Pesticides
~*~Major Update~*~
~*~Migraine and "Toxic Headache" ~*~

Update includes new research:
Skin Sensitivity and Neurological Sensitization
Accompanying Migraines
and "Toxic Headaches"
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Residues of Fossil Fuels
(Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
Increase Allergic Responses
Research@UCLA

UCLA researchers establish a connection
between respiratory allergies and the
residues of fossil fuels, such as the
aromatic hydrocarbons in the solvent xylene
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Neurological Damage Due to
Exposure to Neurotoxic Solvents
Various Medical Journals
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including the
~*~Latest Updates~*~ 
Neurospect in Neurotoxic Chemical Exposure
Demonstration of Long-Term
Functional Abnormalities.
and
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~*~New~*~
Neurotoxicity in SPECT
Brain Scans of Patients
Reporting Chemical Sensitivities
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XYLENE:
Public Health Statement, 1990
 Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry
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BENZENE:
Public Health Statement, 1989
 Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry
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Toluene:
 Public Health Statement, 1989
Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry
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Household Solvents and Health
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How Pesticides (and their Solvents)
Can Cause Someone
to Become Sensitized or Allergic
to Perfumes and Fragranced Products
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Bill Moyers to air special on "inert ingredients"
in pesticides and other products:

~*~New~*~
COMING CLEAN
TRADE SECRETS:
A Moyers Reports
*PBS*
Public Broadcasting Service
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~*~New~*~
What Is An Inert Ingredient?
*NCAP*
Northwest Coalition
for Alternatives to Pesticides
also:
Important NCAP Links
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Everyday Exposure to Toxic Pollutants
Scientific American
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Frequent Use of Household Sprays Linked
with Illness in Babies and Pregnant Mothers
BBC News

Study reported in New Scientist magazine:
"caution should be advised"
on the use of aerosols (many of which contain xylene)
or air fresheners more than once a week.
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Solvent Abuse Information
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Aromatic hydrocarbons, such as xylene,
are often implemented
in cases of injury or death associated
with the accidental or
intentional ("sniffing" or "huffing") inhalation
of propellant-containing
household products.

Teenage "Huffing" -- Worse Than Cocaine
Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN)
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