Benzene Lawsuits Information – Wood River Refinery (ConocoPhillips/EnCana), Roxana, Illinois (IL) 306,000 BPD – Speak to an attorney or lawyer regarding benzene exposure and benzene leukemia claims. The Wood River Refinery is an oil refinery located in Roxana, Illinois, approximately 15 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri, on the east side of the Mississippi River. The refinery is currently owned and operated by ConocoPhillips. The complex is capable of refining 286,000 barrels of crude oil per day and is the largest refinery operated by ConocoPhillips. Oil is supplied from the Gulf of Mexico, Canada, and domestic sources through pipelines. The facility produces 155,000 barrels per day of gasoline, 75,000 barrels per day of diesel and jet fuels, as well as other products including asphalt, propane, and chemical feedstocks.

The petrochemical product known as benzene is an aromatic hydrocarbon. The benzene vapors that are breathed (inhaled) or absorbed through the skin can cause cancer. Typically, leukemia and lymphoma may be caused by very heavy exposure to benzene or years of chemical exposure. A worker exposed to benzene may contract aml leukemia (acute myelogenous leukemia).

If you, or a loved one, ever worked at Wood River Refinery (ConocoPhillips/EnCana) in Roxana, Illinois (IL) and you have been diagnosed with aml leukemia, MDS or any other benzene related cancer, then contact us immediately to talk to a benzene lawyer about your potential benzene exposure lawsuit at Wood River Refinery (ConocoPhillips/EnCana) in Roxana, Illinois (IL). Often, refineries and chemical plants such as Wood River Refinery (ConocoPhillips/EnCana) used benzene, manufactured benzene, sold benzene or used benzene-containing products. While working at refineries and chemical plants such as Wood River Refinery (ConocoPhillips/EnCana) in Roxana, Illinois (IL), workers are often exposed to harmful levels of benzene during benzene spills, pipe or valve leaks, pipe explosions, line ruptures, during maintenance, cleanup, in the refining process or in the chemicals or processes that occur at Wood River Refinery (ConocoPhillips/EnCana) in Roxana, Illinois (IL). Talk to a Texas Trial Lawyer that understands benzene exposure cases. Upon investigation and research you may have a potential benzene lawsuit against Wood River Refinery (ConocoPhillips/EnCana) in Roxana, Illinois (IL) for your benzene exposure.

Benzene exposure has serious health effects. Breathing high levels of benzene can result in death, while low levels can cause drowsiness, dizziness, rapid heart rate, headaches, tremors, confusion, and unconsciousness. Eating or drinking foods containing high levels of benzene can cause vomiting, irritation of the stomach, dizziness, sleepiness, convulsions, rapid heart rate, and death. The major effect of benzene from chronic (long-term) exposure is to the blood. Benzene damages the bone marrow and can cause a decrease in red blood cells, leading to anemia. It can also cause excessive bleeding and depress the immune system, increasing the chance of infection. Some women who breathed high levels of benzene for many months had irregular menstrual periods and a decrease in the size of their ovaries. It is not known whether benzene exposure affects the developing fetus in pregnant women or fertility in men. Animal studies have shown low birth weights, delayed bone formation, and bone marrow damage when pregnant animals breathed benzene. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) classifies benzene as a human carcinogen. Long-term exposure to high levels of benzene in the air can cause leukemia, a potentially fatal cancer of the blood-forming organs. In particular, acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) may be caused by benzene. The US Environmental Protection Agency has set the maximum permissible level of benzene in drinking water at 0.005 milligrams per liter (0.005 mg/L). The EPA requires that spills or accidental releases into the environment of 10 pounds (4.5 kg) or more of benzene be reported to the EPA. The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set a permissible exposure limit of 1 part of benzene per million parts of air (1 ppm) in the workplace during an 8-hour workday, 40-hour workweek. The short term exposure limit for airborne benzene is 5 ppm for 15 minutes.