Risks of exposure to benzene

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If I can smell benzene, is that a high level of exposure?

Risks of exposure to benzene

If you can smell benzene, there's probably too much of it in the air. For most people, the “odor threshold” for benzene is about 61 ppm (parts per million). However, most standards for airborne exposure to benzene are about 10 ppm.

   

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