Gasoline fumes

Hydrocarbons, C Hy Smoke, gasoline fumes Cigarette smoke, industry Natural sources Contributes to photochemical smog Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, lung cancer... 

Cooper S. 1981. Infrared breath alcohol analysis following inhalation of gasoline fumes. J Anal Toxicol 5 198-199. 

Nettesheim P, Szakal AK. 1972. The response of the lower respiratory tract of mice and hamsters to chronic inhalation of ozonized gasoline fumes A light microscopic and electron microscopical study. Ann Occup Hyg 15 263-269. 

Saldiva PHN, Massad E, Caldeira MPR, et al. 1985. Pulmonary function of rats exposed to ethanol and gasoline fumes. Braz J Med Biol Res 18 573-577. 

Petroleum products are an integral part of our modern lives. It is nearly impossible to avoid exposure to hydrocarbons from petroleum products, whether it is from gasoline fumes at the pump, spilled crankcase oil on asphalt, solvents used at home or work, or pesticide applications that use petroleum products as carriers. There are concerns with both short-term (accidents) and long-term exposures to petroleum hydrocarbons (e.g., contaminated drinking water). Gross measures of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) in soil or water are not particularly valuable for assessing either the potential for exposure to TPH or the impacts of such exposure on public health. This chapter addresses questions related to the first point what are the levels of contamination in the environment, what happens to petroleum hydrocarbons in the environment, and what is the likelihood that individuals or populations will be exposed to petroleum hydrocarbons at levels thought to be of concern ... 

Grant WB Inhalation of gasoline fumes by a child. Psychiatr Q 36 555-557, 1962 Lawton JJ, Malmquist CP Gasoline addiction in children. Psychiatr Q 35 555-561, 1961... 

Tolan IJ, Lingl FA Model psychosis produced by inhalation of gasoline fumes. Am J Psychiatry 120 757-761, 1964... 

Rick Nevin believes that lead poisoning accounts for much of the violent crime in the United States (Washington Post, July 8,2007). Exposure to lead as a child correlates with violent behavior later in life, according to studies of the association between lead poisoning and crime rates in nine different countries. Sixty-five to ninety percent or more of the substantial variation in violent crime in all these countries is explained by lead. Lead in US. paint and gasoline fumes has exposed toddlers to lead toxicity because they put their contaminated hands in their mouths. He believes that lead toxicity is not the only factor leading to crime, but is a big factor. 

Vapor—Substances that evaporate from a liquid or solid. Gasoline fumes are vaporized petroleum. 

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