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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Atsdr: Toxicological Profile for Benzene

For Students 9th - 10th
Benzen is an aromatic hydrocarbon that has been found to be a carcinogenic (cancer causing) material. Possible routes of exposure, effects on helth, medical tests to determine exposure, and recommended levels of exposure are detailed.
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Primary
York University

York University: Benzene

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from York University gives detailed information on the structure of benzene, including mentioning August Kekule, who discovered the correct structure.
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Website
Columbia University

Intensive Organic Chemistry: Arenes and Aromaticity

For Students 10th - 12th
Lecture notes from Chapter on Arenes & Aromaticity. Can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat.