High background levels of phenol and hydroquinone are present in the blood and urine of virtually all individuals, but vary widely. Phenol and hydroquinone have been strongly implicated in producing ...

The metabolism of benzene differs from that of other aromatic hydrocarbons; the excretion of phenol in the urine of workers exposed to ambient benzene bears a linear relationship to the degree of ...

Nagoya, Japan - Breaking carbon-hydrogen bonds is notoriously difficult in lab chemistry, yet nature does it effortlessly. Now, scientists have used E.coli bacteria to oxidize the C-H bonds in benzene ...

HOUSTON, July 31-- Solutia Inc., St. Louis, Mo., and JLM Industries Inc., Tampa, Fla., agreed to end an agreement to build a benzene-to-phenol plant at Solutia's Pensacola, Fla., facility. The ...

Pure phenol is used in certain medical procedures and as an ingredient in numerous treatments and laboratory applications such as vaccine preservatives, sore throat sprays, and antiseptic soaps.