Ethyl Benzene, Blood Test

This test is used to monitor exposure to ethyl benzene. Blood is the preferred specimen for measuring an acute or recent exposure.

Ethyl benzene toxicity can be demonstrated at air concentrations of 1000 ppm (eg, eye and nose irritation). Increases in ethyl benzene concentration can produce increasing degrees of CNS depression, often beginning with lacrimation and dizziness. Ethyl benzene is employed commercially as a solvent, fuel additive, and chemical intermediate in the production of styrene. Nonoccupational exposure is unlikely, although ethyl benzene is a constituent of some of the aromatic solvents used in domestic products such as paint thinners and adhesives. Blood is the preferred specimen for measuring acute or recent exposure.

A significant deviation from the normal range may require further evaluation by your physician.

Private MD Lab Services offers the following test for blood ethyl benzene: