Phenolndi gulu lodziwika bwino, lomwe limadziwikanso ngati Carbolic acid. Ndiwo loyera kapena loyera loyera ndi fungo lokhumudwitsa. Zimagwiritsidwa ntchito makamaka popanga utoto, utoto, zomata, mafayilo, mafayilo, mafuta ophera tizilombo, ndi zina zambiri, ndi chinthu chofunikira kwambiri pakupanga mankhwala.

Kumayambiriro kwa zaka za zana la 20, phenol adapezeka kuti ali ndi zoopsa kwa thupi la munthu, ndipo ntchito yake popanga mankhwala opatsirana ndi zinthu zina zimasinthidwa ndi zinthu zina. Mu 1930s, kugwiritsa ntchito phenol mu zodzoladzola ndi zimbudzi zidaletsedwa chifukwa cha zoopsa zake komanso fungo lokhumudwitsa. Mu 1970s, kugwiritsa ntchito phenol m'makampani ambiri kumagwiritsidwanso ntchito kunathanso chifukwa chowopseza chilengedwe komanso ngozi zaumoyo.

Ku United States, kugwiritsa ntchito phenol m'makampani akhala akulamuliridwa kwambiri kuyambira m'ma 1970. Agency Kuteteza Chitetezo cha US Mwachitsanzo, miyambo ya Phenol ya zinyalala zam'madzi zafotokozedwa mosamalitsa, ndipo kugwiritsa ntchito phenol m'machitidwe opanga zidaletsedwa. Kuphatikiza apo, FDA (chakudya ndi mankhwala osokoneza bongo) akhazikitsanso malamulo angapo kuti awonetsetse kuti zowonjezera za chakudya sizikhala ndi phenol kapena zochokera.

Pomaliza, ngakhale phenol ili ndi ntchito zingapo zamakampani komanso moyo watsiku ndi tsiku, vuto lakelo komanso fungo lokhumudwitsa lidavulaza thanzi la anthu komanso chilengedwe. Chifukwa chake, maiko ambiri asiya kugwiritsa ntchito ndi kutulutsa kwake. Ku United States, ngakhale kuti phenol m'makampani akhala akulamulidwa mosamalitsa, adagwiritsidwabe ntchito zipatala ndi zipatala zina ngati tizilombo toyambitsa matenda ndi ophera tizilombo. Komabe, chifukwa cha kuwopsa kwake komanso ngozi zake, zimalimbikitsa kuti anthu azipewa kulumikizana ndi phenol momwe angathere.