Appendix D - Dossier (PDF) - Tera

date: 20–JUL–2005
3. Environmental Fate and Pathways Substance ID: 71–43–2
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different brands; 21 and 121 ug/kg)
(b) foods with added benzoates:
benzene not detected: diet orange soda (1 brand), soy sauce
(2 different brands), iced tea
benzene level < 1 ug/kg: fruit punch, diet cola, diet orange
(1 brand), diet white grape soda, pickled vegetables, citrus
salad, diet raspberry soda, lite strawberry preserves, sweet
relish, salad peppers, lite syrup product
benzene level >= 1 ug/kg: Bloody Mary mix (3 ug/kg),
imitation grape jelly (5 ug/kg), different sauces (1–22
ug/kg), Margarita mix (2 ug/kg), diet cherry berry soda (2
ug/kg), diet grapefruit soda (1 ug/kg), imitation strawberry
preserves (38 ug/kg), lite orange marmalade (1 ug/kg),
litegrape jelly (1 ug/kg),
Source: Deutsche Shell Chemie GmbH Eschborn
German Rapporteur
Flag: Risk Assessment
16–MAR–2004 (759)
Type of measurement: background concentration
Medium: air
Result: In summer 1991 and winter 1992 benzene levels in a Swedish
autotunnel (Tingstad tunnel, Goeteborg) were determined. The
summer values were 61 and 450 ug/m3 the second one being
caused by slow traffic in both directions of the tunnel
tube. In winter, 104–301 ug benzene/m3 were found. The
proportion of benzene was about 7% of the total non–methane
volatile hydrocarbons.
Source: Deutsche Shell Chemie GmbH Eschborn
German Rapporteur
16–MAR–2004 (71)
Type of measurement: background concentration
Medium: food
Result: Benzene was detected in US American chicken meat, ham and
pork samples by irradiation in concentrations between 5 and
12 ug/kg.
Source: Deutsche Shell Chemie GmbH Eschborn
German Rapporteur
16–MAR–2004 (1041)
Type of measurement: background concentration
Medium: other: indoor air
Result: Benzene was found in the air of new and recently renovated
houses in Switzerland in a maximum concentration of 20
µg/m3. 10% of the measured levels were < 5 µg/m3, 50% were
max. 7 µg/m3, 90% were max. 14 µg/m3, and the maximum found
was 20 µg/m3.
As the substance was detected in all of the examined houses
and the ratio to outdoor air is almost 1 the authors
concluded that it is mainly infiltrated from outdoor air.
Source: Deutsche Shell Chemie GmbH Eschborn
German Rapporteur
Flag: Risk Assessment
Appendix D: Benzene SIDS Dossier
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