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Chemical BENZENE

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Chemid
BENZENE
Ubiquitous
No

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Plant Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
Carthamus tinctorius Flower 0.1 0.3 -- *
Elsholtzia cristata Shoot -- 0.0 -- Kobold, U., Vostrowsky, O., Bestmann, H.J., Bisht, J.C., Pant, A.K., Melkani, A.B. and Mathela, C.S. 1987. Terpenoids from Elsholtzia Species; II. Constituents of Essential Oil from a New Chemotype of Elsholtzia cristata. Planta Medica 1987: 268-271.
Ephedra sinica Shoot -- -- -- *
Levisticum officinale Root -- -- -- Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Phaseolus vulgaris Stem Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
Psidium guajava Fruit -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.