{"id":68488,"date":"2023-08-29T10:09:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/fact\/benzene\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T08:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:16:02","slug":"benzene","status":"publish","type":"fact","link":"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/is\/fact\/benzene\/","title":{"rendered":"Bensen"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Um \u00fea\u00f0 bil 1.000.000 starfsmenn \u00ed ESB ver\u00f0a fyrir \u00e1hrifum af benseni \u00ed i\u00f0na\u00f0i sem framlei\u00f0ir e\u00f0a notar bensen. Benzene er flokka\u00f0 sem krabbameinsvaldandi \u00ed flokki 1A, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er sta\u00f0fest ors\u00f6k krabbameins hj\u00e1 m\u00f6nnum. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tengslin milli bensen og krabbameins hafa a\u00f0 mestu leyti beinst a\u00f0 hv\u00edtbl\u00e6\u00f0i og \u00f6\u00f0rum krabbameinum \u00ed bl\u00f3\u00f0kornum. F\u00f3lk kemst a\u00f0allega \u00ed snertingu vi\u00f0 efni\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 anda a\u00f0 s\u00e9r lofti sem inniheldur bensen. Benzene getur einnig fr\u00e1sogast \u00ed gegnum h\u00fa\u00f0ina vi\u00f0 snertingu vi\u00f0 efni eins og bens\u00edn, \u00fe\u00f3 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 sjaldg\u00e6fara \u00fear sem flj\u00f3tandi bensen gufar upp hratt.  <\/p>\n<h2>\u00dear sem \u00e1h\u00e6tta kemur upp<\/h2>\n<p>I\u00f0na\u00f0ur sem framlei\u00f0ir e\u00f0a notar Benzene n\u00e6r yfir st\u00f6rf \u00fear sem ol\u00eda og gas eru framleidd, hreinsu\u00f0, dreift, seld og \u00fear sem ol\u00eduafur\u00f0ir eru nota\u00f0ar. \u00d6nnur st\u00f6rf sem geta valdi\u00f0 v\u00e1hrifum eru k\u00f3ksframlei\u00f0sla, framlei\u00f0sla og notkun efna (\u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al sumra smurol\u00eda, litarefna, \u00fevottaefna, lyfja og skord\u00fdraeiturs), b\u00edlavi\u00f0ger\u00f0ir, sk\u00f3framlei\u00f0sla, sl\u00f6kkvist\u00f6rf og \u00fdmis st\u00f6rf sem fela \u00ed s\u00e9r v\u00e1hrif fr\u00e1 \u00fatbl\u00e6stri fr\u00e1 brunahreyflum. <\/p>\n<p>\u00dear a\u00f0 auki eru st\u00f6rf sem g\u00e6tu or\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrir \u00e1hrifum me\u00f0al annars st\u00e1lverkamenn, prentsmi\u00f0ir, ranns\u00f3knarstofut\u00e6knifr\u00e6\u00f0ingar og starfsmenn \u00ed s\u00f3larvarmaverum, \u00fear sem bensen myndast vi\u00f0 ni\u00f0urbrot varmaflutningsv\u00f6kvans.<\/p>\n<h2>Meira um efni\u00f0<\/h2>\n<p>Benzene er litlaus e\u00f0a lj\u00f3sgulur flj\u00f3tandi efni vi\u00f0 stofuhita. \u00dea\u00f0 gufar hratt upp \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 kemst \u00ed snertingu vi\u00f0 loft. \u00dea\u00f0 er a\u00f0allega nota\u00f0 sem leysiefni \u00ed efna- og lyfjai\u00f0na\u00f0i, sem upphafsefni og milliefni \u00ed myndun fj\u00f6lmargra efna, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al plasts, smurefna, g\u00famm\u00edefna, litarefna, \u00fevottaefna, lyfja og skord\u00fdraeiturs.  <\/p>\n<p>B\u00e6\u00f0i n\u00e1tt\u00faruleg og mannger\u00f0 ferli framlei\u00f0a bensen. \u00dea\u00f0 er n\u00e1tt\u00farulegt efni \u00ed hr\u00e1ol\u00edu og bens\u00edni (og \u00fear me\u00f0 \u00fatbl\u00e6stri bifrei\u00f0a), sem og t\u00f3baksreyk. A\u00f0rar n\u00e1tt\u00farulegar uppsprettur eru me\u00f0al annars \u00fatbl\u00e1stur fr\u00e1 eldfj\u00f6llum og sk\u00f3gareldum.  <\/p>\n<h2>H\u00e6ttur sem geta komi\u00f0 upp<\/h2>\n<p>Langvarandi \u00fatsetning fyrir benseni ska\u00f0ar a\u00f0allega beinmerginn, mj\u00faka, innri hluta beina \u00fear sem n\u00fdjar bl\u00f3\u00f0frumur eru mynda\u00f0ar. \u00deetta getur leitt til bl\u00f3\u00f0leysis (l\u00e1gs rau\u00f0ra bl\u00f3\u00f0korna), sem getur valdi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 einstaklingur finnur fyrir m\u00e1ttleysi og \u00fereytu, l\u00e1gs hv\u00edtra bl\u00f3\u00f0korna, sem getur dregi\u00f0 \u00far getu l\u00edkamans til a\u00f0 berjast gegn s\u00fdkingum og mismunandi ger\u00f0um hv\u00edtbl\u00e6\u00f0is. Ska\u00f0leg \u00e1hrif \u00e1 \u00f3n\u00e6miskerfi\u00f0 og \u00e6xlunarf\u00e6rin hafa einnig veri\u00f0 l\u00fdst, svo sem truflun \u00e1 t\u00ed\u00f0ahringjum.  <\/p>\n<p>Auk krabbameinsvaldandi \u00e1hrifa \u00e1 beinmerg getur bensen valdi\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum br\u00e1\u00f0um og langvinnum heilsufarslegum \u00e1hrifum. Skammt\u00edma \u00fatsetning fyrir miklum styrk getur leitt til einkenna eins og sundl, \u00f3gle\u00f0i, h\u00f6fu\u00f0verk, krampa, me\u00f0vitundarleysis og hjartatruflana. \u00dea\u00f0 getur einnig veri\u00f0 mi\u00f0lungi ertandi fyrir augu og h\u00fa\u00f0. Reykingar auka \u00e1h\u00e6ttuna \u00fear sem s\u00edgarettureykur er a\u00f0al uppspretta \u00fatsetningar fyrir bensen.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 gera s\u00e9r grein fyrir a\u00f0 bi\u00f0t\u00edminn milli \u00fatsetningar og krabbameins sem tengist benseni er breytilegur fr\u00e1 einu til t\u00edu \u00e1rum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>\u00dea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa getur gert<\/h2>\n<p>Besta lausnin er a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rna \u00fatsetningu me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fatr\u00fdma e\u00f0a skipta \u00fat, til d\u00e6mis me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skipta \u00fat benseni fyrir anna\u00f0 leysiefni e\u00f0a loka bensenuppsprettunni inni. Beiti\u00f0 fulln\u00e6gjandi t\u00e6knilegum \u00e1h\u00e6ttustj\u00f3rnunarr\u00e1\u00f0st\u00f6funum sem eru tilt\u00e6kar fyrir mismunandi ferli til a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rna \u00fatsetningu (\u00fe.e. loftr\u00e6stingu) og athugi\u00f0 \u00e1h\u00e6ttuminnkunar\u00e1\u00e6tlanir fyrirt\u00e6kisins. Framkv\u00e6mi\u00f0 vi\u00f0eigandi \u00fatsetningarm\u00e6lingar svo vita\u00f0 s\u00e9 hven\u00e6r gr\u00edpa skal til a\u00f0ger\u00f0a. Uppl\u00fdsi\u00f0 starfsmenn um \u00e1h\u00e6ttuna og fyrirbyggjandi a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir. Komi\u00f0 \u00ed veg fyrir snertingu vi\u00f0 h\u00fa\u00f0.    <\/p>\n<p>Pers\u00f3nulegur hl\u00edf\u00f0arb\u00fana\u00f0ur \u00e6tti ekki a\u00f0 vera nota\u00f0ur sem eina fyrirbyggjandi a\u00f0ger\u00f0. Eins margar af ofangreindum t\u00e6knilegum og skipulagslegum r\u00e1\u00f0st\u00f6funum og m\u00f6gulegt er ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 innleiddar fyrirfram. Gangi\u00f0 \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 r\u00e9ttur pers\u00f3nuhl\u00edfarb\u00fana\u00f0ur s\u00e9 nota\u00f0ur. 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