What are the federal government standards concerning maximum benzene levels?
The EPA has set a maximum contaminant level of benzene in drinking water at 5 parts benzene per billion parts of water (5 ppb).The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set limits of 1 part benzene per million parts of workspace air (1 ppm) for 8-hour shifts and 40-hour work weeks).
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