Could Long Term Exposure To Benzene Worsen Asthma Symptoms?
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Long term exposure to benzene increases the possibility of getting asthma and allergic reactions. However, it is hard to comment on the role of short term exposure. Please go through:
http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/36/1/33
TCE (Trichloroethylene) does not directly induce asthma but can modulate asthma. Please go through:
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=t_FjAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=tce+asthma&source=bl&ots=mvHbXzDspr&sig=15-P9xowS5C0tULchksbo3S2hlA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwitnYHptqfPAhVFq48KHQZvA_YQ6AEIMzAD#v=onepage&q=tce%20asthma&f=false
Same about PCE
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=t_FjAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=pce+asthma&source=bl&ots=mvHbXzDtpl&sig=jPaPMShnP0iiIRARTB_mtw5AaOs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif-OaVt6fPAhVERo8KHZMFAvQQ6AEIPjAG#v=onepage&q=pce%20asthma&f=false
In nutshell, there is a possibility of preexisting asthma getting aggravated by exposure to these chemicals. However, I doubt if that would have any long term consequence.
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