These include the most volatile elements of crude oil, which is a mixture of many hydrocarbons,
including naphthalene, benzene, and phenanthrene.
Not exact matches
A: The county is building the amphitheater on a site that was a dumping ground for hazardous chemicals from the Solvay Process soda ash plant, which later became Allied Chemical Co.The chemicals disposed (from at least 1926 to 1944)
include phenols, benzene, toluene, xylene and
naphthalene.
The discovery relies upon a «conjugated redox polymer» design with a
naphthalene - bithiophene polymer, which has traditionally been used for applications
including transistors and solar cells.
The latest study builds on earlier work that analyzed hydrocarbons with smaller molecular rings that have also been observed in space,
including in Saturn's moon Titan — namely benzene and
naphthalene.
Symptoms associated with ingesting mothballs with
naphthalene include vomiting, diarrhea, anemia, weakness and collapse.
Just one mothball has the potential to sicken a dog or cat and mothballs that contain
naphthalene can cause serious illness,
including digestive tract irritation, liver, kidney and blood cell damage, swelling of the brain tissues, seizures, coma, respiratory tract damage (if inhaled) and even death (if ingested).
Fracking routinely employs numerous toxic chemicals,
including benzene and
naphthalene.