Mortality among Benzene-Exposed Workers in China

• Published in: Environmental health perspectives 1996-12, Vol.104 (suppl 6), p.1349-1352
• Main Authors: Hayes, Richard B., Yin, Song Nian, Dosemeci, Mustafa, Li, Gui Lan, Wacholder, Sholom, Chow, Wong Ho, Rothman, Nathaniel, Wang, Yao Zu, Dai, Tan Rong, Chao, Xin-Jie, Jiang, Zhong Lian, Ye, Pei-Zheng, Zhao, Hong Bin, Kou, Qing Rui, Zhang, Wan You, Meng, Juan Fei, Zho, Jie Sheng, Lin, Xia Fang, Ding, Cheng Yu, Li, Chin Yang, Zhang, Zhi-Nan, Li, De Gao, Travis, Lois B., Blot, William J., Linet, Martha S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Benzene - toxicity; Cancer; Causes of death; Chemical hazards; China - epidemiology; Cohort Studies; Death; Disease risk; Epidemiology; Female; Humans; Leukemia; Leukemia - chemically induced; Leukemia - mortality; Lung neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms - chemically induced; Lung Neoplasms - mortality; Lymphoma - chemically induced; Lymphoma - mortality; Male; Mortality; Neoplasms - chemically induced; Neoplasms - mortality; Occupational Diseases - chemically induced; Occupational Diseases - mortality; Occupational Exposure; Recent Studies of Human Exposure to Benzene in China and Europe; Risk Factors
• ISSN: 0091-6765; 1552-9924
• DOI: 10.1289/ehp.961041349

A large cohort of 74,828 benzene-exposed and 35,805 nonexposed workers employed between 1972 and 1987 in 12 cities in China was followed to determine mortality from all causes. Benzene-exposed study subjects were employed in a variety of occupations including coating applications, and rubber, chemical, and shoe production. Mortality was slightly increased among workers with greater cumulative exposure to benzene ($p_{trend}