Description
Nitrobenzene is an organic compound. It is a water-insoluble pale oily liquid with an almond-like odor. It freezes to give greenish-yellow crystals. Most of the Nitrobenzene in the United States is used to produce a chemical called aniline.
Nitrobenzene can affect you when breathed in and by passing through your skin. It should be handled as a carcinogen. Nitrobenzene can cause reproductive damage. Contact can irritate the skin and eyes. High levels can interfere with the ability of the blood to carry oxygen causing headache, fatigue, dizziness, and a blue color to the skin and lips. Higher levels can cause trouble breathing, collapse and even death. Repeated exposure may cause liver damage and may affect the blood cells causing a low blood count. Nitrobenzene may cause a skin allergy. If allergy develops, very low future exposure can cause itching and a skin rash.
