Gasoline Fact Sheet
What are the health effects of gasoline exposure?
Many adverse health effects of gasoline are due to individual chemicals in gasoline, mainly BTEX, that are present in small amounts. Breathing small amounts of gasoline vapors can lead to nose and throat irritation, headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, confusion and breathing difficulties. Symptoms from swallowing small amounts of gasoline include mouth, throat and stomach irritation, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and headaches. Some effects of skin contact with gasoline include rashes, redness and swelling. Being exposed to large amounts of gasoline can lead to coma or death.
The health effects of being exposed to gasoline over long periods of time are not well known. This is because people exposed to gasoline are usually exposed to many other things that also can cause health effects. Some workers who are exposed to gasoline every day in their jobs have suffered memory loss and decreased muscle function. At very high levels, some of the chemicals in gasoline, such as benzene, are known to cause cancer. Current evidence, however, does not show that exposure to low levels of gasoline causes cancer in humans.
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Over years of inhaling gasoline at a abnormal rate people will experience lung problems, organ failure or damage, pressure on the heart , permanent nerve damage, exposure to high levels of carbon monoxide and possibly brain damage. The high levels of hydrocarbon components that make
gasoline dangerous are being inhaled and cause irreversible damage to the body. Inhaling gasoline for a long period of time and at larger amounts could also lead to death. Those toxins are not good for our body and should be avoided at all costs. That is why people die from staying in a inclosed place with their car running , the gas has harmful effects on our body. The safest way to not be affected by the substance is to not purposely sniff it and to stay away from heavily gaseous areas like near exhaust pipes or in a enclosed place with engine running.
The occasional gas pump will not cause extremely harmful effect to the human body so don’t worry.
We are in that highlighted area as we don't pump it very often.........A Gas Station attendant is NOT IN THE SAME SITUATION.........
