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From: Hematological and hepatic alterations in nonsmoking residents exposed to benzene following a flaring incident at the British petroleum plant in Texas City

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Map showing the location of the incident of British petroleum (BP) refinery that spewed hundreds of thousands of pounds of toxic chemicals including benzene and carbon monoxide into the skies of Texas City, Texas for 40 days from April 6 to May 16, 2010. During the incident, the wind originated from south to north and dispersed the discharged benzene impacting the people residing in the northern parts of the Texas City. A. Location of Texas City, Texas. B. Depicted intensity of benzene exposure from BP incident surrounding neighborhoods of Texas City, Texas. The red, orange, and yellow colors depict the higher (red) to reduced (orange) to low (yellow) intensity of benzene exposure. C. Scattered dots represent the location/address of the study participants who were exposed to benzene following a flaring incident at the BP refinery and surrounding areas. D. A closer look at the affected area by the benzene exposure and the location of study participants (scattered dots).

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Environmental Health

ISSN: 1476-069X