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[–] 1 point 6 months ago* (2 children)

Never got a drip on you filling up? There's 10,000x as much benzene in gas as OSHA alllows for expoure

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Those OSHA guidelines are for gaseous phase. Which yes you're likely to get a high concentration even just pumping gas, but my guess is it averages out to within the limits. Seems weird to state liquid fractions.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    It's because Benzene is so volatile that it will rapidly evaporate and then it's density is low enough that it spreads out so quickly that in a very short time it's no longer dangerous. You basically have to crouch down and huff by the fuel nozzle or be pumping gas in a small enclosed space for any significant health impacts.

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