Submit original full, unopened tube. Collection Venipuncture site must be disinfected with povidone-iodine or a similar product. Increases in ethyl benzene concentration can produce increasing degrees of CNS depression, often beginning with lacrimation and dizziness. 1 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.