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Toluene, also known as methylbenzene or phenylmethane, is a clear, water-insoluble liquid with the typical smell of paint thinners, redolent of the sweet smell of the related ... - Toluene (toxicology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metabolism in humans. While a significant amount of toluene, 25%-40%, is exhaled unchanged via the lungs, a greater proportion is metabolised and excreted via other pathways. - ATSDR - ToxFAQs™: Toluene
Exposure to toluene occurs from breathing contaminated workplace air, in automobile exhaust, some consumer products paints, paint thinners, fingernail polish, lacquers, and ...
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Toluene, colorless hydrocarbon, occurring in coal tar, specific gravity 0.86, boiling point 110.6° C (231.1° F). Toluene is sometimes called toluol or methylbenzene. The name toluene reflects the way in which it was once prepared, through destructive distillation of balsam of tolu. A great deal of industrial toluene is prepared in oil refineries by the alkylation of benzene. It is used as a solvent and as a source of synthetic compounds, for example, in the production of trinitrotoluene. Prolonged breathing of toluene vapor is harmful and should be avoided.
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