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Industry Name	Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
Comments	Dye manufacture associated with bladder cancer from benzidine and 2-naphthylamine; [BC Cancer Agency]
Description	This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) distilling coal tars and/or (2) manufacturing cyclic crudes or, cyclic intermediates (i.e., hydrocarbons, except aromatic petrochemicals) from refined petroleum or natural gas.
Category	Manufacturing
NAICS Code	325192
Job Tasks	High risk job tasks associated with this industry: Grind, mix, or weigh dyes or apply dyes to textiles Inhale or handle nitrogen compounds that can induce methemoglobinemia Use anhydride compounds to manufacture chemical products Use benzene to manufacture products