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Benzene also causes aplastic anemia when exposed to chronically, like in the case of some gas station workers. This is a pretty well known phenomenon.
by davikr 3y ago
Benzene also causes aplastic anemia when exposed to chronically, like in the case of some gas station workers. This is a pretty well known phenomenon.
- specialist 3y agoYup. I had aplastic anemia as a kid. (Fixed with a bone marrow transplant.) I previously had a summer job cleaning a small PCB mfg (1983). It was fucking awful. I read that company was later fined for improper use, storage, and disposal. Can't prove cause & effect, of course. But childhood aplastic anemia is pretty rare in my area (vs agricultural areas). So it's plausible.