Another Electric Vehicle Benefit: No Direct Exposure To Cancer-Causing Benzene - especially for workers at gas stations
The World Health Organization, an international public health agency associated with the United Nations, has written this statement about the chemical: “Benzene is a well-established cause of cancer in humans.1,3 The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified benzene as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1).1,3 Benzene causes acute myeloid leukaemia (acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia), and there is limited evidence that benzene may also cause acute and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and multiple myeloma. Individuals who have experienced benzene poisoning requiring treatment show a substantially increased risk of mortality from leukaemia.”
Benzene’s impact is not limited to cancer, as the CDC explains, “The major effect of benzene from long-term exposure (exposure of a year or more) is on the blood. Benzene causes harmful effects on the bone marrow and can cause a decrease in red blood cells, leading to anemia. It can also cause excessive bleeding and can affect the immune system, increasing the chance for infection.”
Could gas station (petrol garages) workers become the "asbestos" claimants of the future? It will be a case again of a poorer class of workers being unaware of the risks they are running over time. Electric cars are not only better for the environment, but also for humans.
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#^Another Electric Vehicle Benefit: No Direct Exposure To Cancer-Causing Benzene
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source https://gadgeteer.co.za/node/3368
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