"Benzene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Toxic, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon byproduct of coal distillation. It is used as an industrial solvent in paints, varnishes, lacquer thinners, gasoline, etc. Benzene causes central nervous system damage acutely and bone marrow damage chronically and is carcinogenic. It was formerly used as parasiticide.
Concept/Terms
Benzene- Benzene
- Cyclohexatriene
- Benzol
- Benzole
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Benzene".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Benzene".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Benzene" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Benzene" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Benzene" by people in Profiles.
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Benzene Amide Ether Scaffold is Active against Non-replicating and Intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ACS Infect Dis. 2023 10 13; 9(10):1981-1992.
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Volatile Organic Compounds in Disposable Diapers and Baby Wipes in the US: A Survey of Products and Health Risks. Environ Sci Technol. 2023 09 19; 57(37):13732-13743.
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Mobile Source Benzene Regulations and Risk of Childhood and Young Adult Hematologic Cancers in Alaska: A Quasi-experimental Study. Epidemiology. 2023 05 01; 34(3):385-388.
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Environmental Exposures and Anti-Müllerian Hormone: A Mixture Analysis in the Nurses' Health Study II. Epidemiology. 2023 01 01; 34(1):150-161.
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Blockade of PGK1 and ALDOA enhances bilirubin control of Th17 cells in Crohn's disease. Commun Biol. 2022 09 21; 5(1):994.
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Home is Where the Pipeline Ends: Characterization of Volatile Organic Compounds Present in Natural Gas at the Point of the Residential End User. Environ Sci Technol. 2022 07 19; 56(14):10258-10268.
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Automated Network Assembly of Mechanistic Literature for Informed Evidence Identification to Support Cancer Risk Assessment. Environ Health Perspect. 2022 03; 130(3):37002.
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Sunscreen use is not associated with increased blood concentrations of benzene among adults in the United States: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2006 and 2009-2018. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 08; 87(2):440-443.
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Multiple air pollutant exposure and lung cancer in Tehran, Iran. Sci Rep. 2021 04 29; 11(1):9239.
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The concentration of BTEX compounds and health risk assessment in municipal solid waste facilities and urban areas. Environ Res. 2020 12; 191:110068.