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Your neighbourhood gas station could be making you sick (www.nationalobserver.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Since 2019, international public health studies have found gas station workers are at increased risk of cancer. One study showed a high risk of health issues in 51 per cent of workers; over 71 per cent of workers had a lifetime cancer risk compared to an average of 42 per cent in the overall population. Significantly higher risk was found in fuelling workers compared to cashiers, and in city workers compared to rural. As well, international public health studies have since shown β€œthe increased health risk suggests that there should be health surveillance for workers in order to protect them from exposure to benzene.”

In 2023, Health Canada examined the problem of gas stations and concluded gas station benzene emissions can be harmful to people living up to 300 metres away β€” an β€œunacceptable risk” to nearby residents, the agency determined. They also found homes as little as 10 metres from the fenceline of gasoline stations, putting them at extremely high risk.

Health Canada identified some straightforward fixes like implementing minimum distances from gas stations for new construction, alongside other options like vapour recovery and the use of pressure/vacuum valves on vent stacks at the source. But nearly two years later, the federal agency has not passed any guidelines or regulations to prevent injuries.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Another reason to phase out ICE vehicles.

[–] rImITywR 17 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

And invest in viable alternatives to driving.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I wish i could afford a e-bike.

[–] Zorque 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

What, use my own feet like a sucker?

[–] paraphrand 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And stay 300 meters away from all gas stations while walking.

[–] rImITywR 3 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know how you use your feet like a sucker. Maybe if you had the suction glove tech from Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, but on your shoes. But that hardly seems like a convenient way to get around.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's the real take on all that, really. EVs are better but they're meant to save the automotive industry, not the planet.

[–] teft 1 points 1 week ago

I’m going to run for president on the E-bikes for everyone platform.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

What vehicles? Ice cream vans?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

If they use Internal Combustion Engines, yes, even ice cream vans.

[–] surph_ninja 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or convert them to hydrogen.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

imagine a hydrogan gas station exploding?

[–] surph_ninja 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Imagine a gasoline station exploding. Or just watch videos of it happening all the time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

know what a h-bomb is?

[–] surph_ninja 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They both have hydrogen!! They must be the same thing and equally as dangerous!! Hahahaha

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

we are talking about hydrogen gas in a pure form.

[–] surph_ninja 1 points 4 days ago

The same volume of gasoline is more dangerous.

https://www.nrdc.org/bio/christian-tae/hydrogen-safety-lets-clear-air

[–] MTK 7 points 1 week ago

"Could be" as if we don't already know that it does.

We have known for decades about so many terrible health consequences from commonly used things that we are ignoring mostly for money (not you and me money, Their money) partially for convince.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Coming this spring, Suncor's new Heath-Fuel!