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To: epicure who wrote (5862)	1/18/2004 1:23:20 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

Benzene is completely regulated as a toxic material (rightly so), but most people don't know that there is an exemption. Of course, most would think that such an exemption considered the public health. That would be naive - the exemption is for gasoline which can be over 10% benzene. Considering the sheer volume of gasoline and that almost everyone has spilt some on their skin at some time, the exemption seems laughable when considered from a public health POV. Trained molecular chemists have to adhere to very strict rules on its disposal in small quantities, Bubba down at the corner gas station can splash it around, use it to clean his car parts and all pretty much without regard to anyone's health. Truly ironic. It would be as though we put uranium parts in most household appliances, but it was illegal for anyone else to own it.