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|    Frank <"frank to secretjsp210@gmail.com    |
|    Re: What IS the odor of benzene?    |
|    12 Jul 19 16:04:04    |
      From: "@frank.net              On 7/12/2019 2:34 PM, secretjsp210@gmail.com wrote:       > [In (relatively) low concentrations] it smells very sweet (and quite nice).       The oder is reminiscent of almonds/frangipane.       >       Google gave me this, sounds better to me:              Benzene has a sweet, aromatic, gasoline-like odor. Most individuals can       begin to smell benzene in air at 1.5 to 4.7 ppm. The odor threshold       generally provides adequate warning for acutely hazardous exposure       concentrations but is inadequate for more chronic exposures.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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