toluene
noun
tol·u·ene
ˈtäl-yə-ˌwēn 
: a liquid aromatic hydrocarbon C7H8 that resembles benzene but is less volatile, flammable, and toxic and is used especially as a solvent, in organic synthesis, and as an antiknock agent for gasoline
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But, as Hidalgo noted, the EPA is still years behind updating its risk standards for other harmful air toxics, including ethylene, toluene and propylene.
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Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 16 Apr. 2024
The health department wanted the refinery to pull samples for more pollutants, and under the settlement agreement, the company will also monitor for toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes, Ogletree said.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2024
Discharges from this process risk releasing hazardous chemicals from gasoline, like benzene and toluene, in contaminated groundwater.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2024
The patient's scalp, face and neck were cleaned with paint thinner (60% toluene).
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
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Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 16 Apr. 2024
The health department wanted the refinery to pull samples for more pollutants, and under the settlement agreement, the company will also monitor for toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes, Ogletree said.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2024
Discharges from this process risk releasing hazardous chemicals from gasoline, like benzene and toluene, in contaminated groundwater.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 23 Jan. 2024
The patient's scalp, face and neck were cleaned with paint thinner (60% toluene).
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
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toluene
noun
tol·u·ene
ˈtäl-yə-ˌwēn
: a liquid aromatic hydrocarbon C7H8 that resembles benzene but is less volatile, flammable, and toxic and is used as a solvent, in organic synthesis, and as an antiknock agent for gasoline
called also methylbenzene
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