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Raise public awareness regarding sources of exposure to benzene and risk mitigation measures .

Conduct educational activities to discourage the use of benzene or petrol for cleaning and degreasing in industry and domestically .

References

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2 . IPCS ( 1993 ). Benzene . Geneva , World Health Organization , International Programme on Chemical Safety ( Environmental Health Criteria 150 ; http :// www . inchem . org / documents / ehc / ehc / ehc150 . htm ).

3 . IARC ( in preparation ). A review of human carcinogens . F . Chemical agents and related occupations . Lyon , International Agency for Research on Cancer ( IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans , Vol . 100 ) [ summary in Baan R et al . ( 2009 ). A review of human carcinogens — Part F : Chemical agents and related occupations . The Lancet Oncology , 10 ( 12 ): 1143 – 1144 ; http :// www . thelancet . com / journals / lanonc / article / PIIS1470- 2045 ( 09 ) 70358-4 / fulltext ].

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5 . WHO ( 2003 ). Benzene in drinking-water . Background document for development of WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality . Geneva , World Health Organization ( WHO / SDE / WSH / 03.04 / 24 ; http :// www . who . int / water _ sanitation _ health / dwq / benzene . pdf ).

6 . WHO ( 2008 ). Guidelines for drinking-water quality , 3rd edition incorporating 1st and 2nd addenda . Vol . 1 . Recommendations . Geneva , World Health Organization , pp . 312 – 313 ( http :// www . who . int / water _ sanitation _ health / dwq / chemicals / benzenesum . pdf ).

7 . IPCS ( 2004 ). Benzene . Geneva , World Health Organization , International Programme on Chemical Safety ( International Chemical Safety Card 0015 ; http :// www . inchem . org / documents / icsc / icsc / eics0015 . htm ).

8 . IPCS ( 1999 ). Benzene . Geneva , World Health Organization , International Programme on Chemical Safety ( Poisons Information Monograph 63 ; http :// www . inchem . org / documents / pims / chemical / pim063 . htm ).

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