Benzene is used mainly as an intermediate to make other chemicals, above all ethylbenzene, cumene, cyclohexane, nitrobenzene, and alkylbenzene. More than half of the entire benzene production is processed into ethylbenzene, a precursor to styrene, which is used to make polymers and plastics like polystyrene and EPS. Some 20% of the benzene production is used to manufacture cumene, which is needed to produce phenol and acetone for resins and adhesives.
The main symptoms of a chest infection can include: 1  a persistent cough. 2  coughing up yellow or green phlegm (thick mucus), or coughing up blood. 3  breathlessness or rapid and shallow breathing. 4  wheezing. 5  a high temperature (fever). 6  a rapid heartbeat. 7  chest pain or tightness.
Yellow or greenish chest mucus is generally a symptom of infection and is often a sign that you should go to your doctor. Chest mucus that contains blood is often a symptom of a more serious infection such as pneumonia or TB, and large amounts of blood in the chest mucus should be seen as a medical emergency. Brown or gray colored mucous is indicative of smoking and is a sign that your body is trying to expel the harmful cigarette toxins.