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214103 Bob Miller <bobprime@b...> 2011‑02‑23 Re: RE: cleaning oilstones
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 18:49, Philip Yarra
 wrote:
> Fairly sure about xylene, and I have a
> feeling same might be true of toluene and benzenes.
Back in college I took an organic chem class.  The section on benzene
and other aromatic organics made my professor start to cry.  Turns out
her first job was in a chem lab in Russia mainly dealing with benzene
and 30 years later all of her friends from that job were dead from
cancer.  Anecdotal I know, but it is a good anecdote for a class of
known strong carcinogens.  Thus I like to stay away from benzene(not
to be confused with benzine) and friends.

Bob
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