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That pay their wages…."Duh, the levels of benzine, and other vocs (poisons) in the air will either kill you outright or cause miscarriages and deformed children"? No, I don’t think they even respected them enough to inform them. They treat their state constituents worse than Nazi Germany prison guards to not even inform them of the "side-effects" of the benzene and corexit chemicals in their air, water and land. It’s all garbage like "Whoa, I found a 2 inch tar ball today, no problamento!" Meanwhile their constituents are treated like dirt to not even be informed of the chemical hazards they are breathing and drinking, not knowing it produces deformed children and cancer if it doesn’t kill them first.

NO.~

Millions are in danger but they don’t even know it and the government has denied leaked reports of plans to evacuate the Tampa Bay region. They are spraying Corexit 9500 all over the gulf coast further poisoning millions of victims.

http://www.examiner.com/x-17299-Hernando-County-Political-Buzz-Examiner~y2010m7d1-Gulf-Oil-Spill-2010-Plans-to-evacuate-Tampa-Bay-area-expected-to-be-announced

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/benzene-and-hydrogen-sulfide-the-real-dangers-from-the-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill

You snake-oil selling, tin-foil hat wearing, …. oh wait..
He provides links with factual information?
Ouch, cognitive dissonance is giving me a headache..
Do I believe what master tells me, or think for myself?

Mike?? Really!!
H2S:
Long-term, low-level exposure may result in fatigue, loss of appetite, headaches, irritability, poor memory, and dizziness. Chronic exposure to low level H2S (around 2 ppm) has been implicated in increased miscarriage and reproductive health issues among Russian and Finnish wood pulp workers. 2 parts per million is a heavy concentration to you?

Benzene
DNA changes and breaks down at levels as low as 100 parts per billion. Recorded levels by the EPA are over 3000 parts per billion! Also, It is a chemical whose long term exposure is exponentially more dangerous than short term exposure pumping gas.

That pay their wages…."Duh, the levels of benzine, and other vocs (poisons) in the air will either kill you outright or cause miscarriages and deformed children"? No, I don’t think they even respected them enough to inform them. They treat their state constituents worse than Nazi Germany prison guards to not even inform them of the "side-effects" of the benzene and corexit chemicals in their air, water and land. It’s all garbage like "Whoa, I found a 2 inch tar ball today, no problamento!" Meanwhile their constituents are treated like dirt to not even be informed of the chemical hazards they are breathing and drinking, not knowing it produces deformed children and cancer if it doesn’t kill them first.

NO.

Subject: Car A/C (Airconditioner) MUST READ!!!
More and more people are dying from cancer than ever before. We wonder how it comes about but here is an example that explains a lot of the cancer causing incidents.
Many people will rush into their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, 7 days a week and start their cars and immediately switch on the air-conditioner.

Car A/C (Airconditioner) MUST READ!!!
DO NOT turn on your A/C as soon as you turn on the car ignition

Open the windows after you enter your car and turn ON the AC after a couple of minutes.

Here’s why:

According to a research, the car dashboard, sofa, air freshener emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen – take time to observe the smell of heated plastic in your car).

In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia and reduces white blood cells.

Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia and increases the risk of other cancers.

It can also cause miscarriage.

Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft. A car parked indoors with windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene.

If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level.

People who get into the car, keeping windows closed will inevitably inhale, in quick succession, excessive amounts of the toxin.

Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver.. What’s worse, it is extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.

So friends, please open the windows and doors of your car – give time for the interior to air out and expel the deadly toxin before you enter.

Thought:

‘When someone shares something of value and importance with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.’

This is an e-mail that has been circulating around now for a couple of years. I know because I sent to people as well. I don’t know if it’s true or not but it does make sense and I know that when I get in my car, I leave the door or window open, start the car and step out for a while when I first put the air on. I let my car breath before I get into it and this e-mail has done this for a lot of people. So, thank you….again.

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No wonder more folks are dying from cancer than ever before. We
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are in their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at
night, 7 days a week.. As I read this, it makes me feel guilty and
ill. Please pass this on to as many people as possible. Guess its
not too late to make some changes
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People who get into the car, keeping windows closed will inevitably
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Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver.. What’s worse,
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It just doesn’t seem plausible.. If it is true, why have I not heard of it sooner?

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/benzene.asp

This email’s been around since around the same time last year. Rather than summarize what they put, I just pasted the link. It’s listed as partially true, partially false, and explains why.

It’s always a good site to check when you receive something like this. The main page is www.snopes.com.

today i received 5 warning emails from family saying this:

". Many people are in their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, 7 days a week. As I read this, it makes me feel guilty and ill. its not too late to make some changes

Car A/C (Air Conditioning)
Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car.

Open the windows after you enter your car and turn ON the AC after a couple of minutes.

Here’s why:

According to a research, the car dashboard, sofa, air freshener emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin
(carcinogen – take time to observe the smell of heated plastic in your car).

In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia and reduces white blood cells.

Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer.

Can also cause miscarriage.

Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50mg per sq.ft. A car parked indoors with windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene.

If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level.

People who get into the car, keeping windows closed will inevitably inhale, in quick succession, excessive amounts of the toxin.

Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver.. What’s worse, it is extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.

So friends, please open the windows and door of your car – give time for interior to air out -dispel the deadly stuff – before you enter."

i dont believe this myself and if it is true i doubt its any more dangerous than any other cancer causing agents.

do you know if this is for real or just another hoax?

When in doubt, check Snopes.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/benzene.asp

And why, like nuclear attack and poisoned victims, do 9/11 workers have the same kinds of cancers and blood diseases?

“When I got diagnosed,” says Walcott, “I was going crazy. I’d never been sick. But I’ll never forget: I had a variety of doctors and nurses, and a question they all asked—which I found crazy at the time—was, ‘Were you ever exposed to >>>radiation<<< or benzene?’

http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/sept11/features/9875/
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/diseases.asp

The term ground zero (sometimes also known as surface zero as distinguished from zero point) may be used to describe the point on the earth’s surface where an explosion occurs. In the case of an explosion above the ground, ground zero refers to the point on the ground directly below an explosion (see hypocenter.*

I am concerned with the fumes given off by paint and how dangerous this can be to my newborn.

I here some paints have benzene or some derivative of that chemical and that it causes cancer and more importantly, juvenile luekemia in small children.

Now I have bought the best paint I could find, but where I’m at right now, I’m afraid it sitll has some of that stuff inside. What’s a safe time to let the house air out? What’s a good way to check if it’s safe? How long does paint take to FULLY dry? What are some other precautions I can take to insure that my son won’t be poisoned?

He’s still really tiny, only 50 days old. Please share your thoughts and advice.
We’re moving into a new house that will be fully painted.

I wanted to know if we air the place out for like 2-3 weeks will it be safe if you think the paint they used may still contain poisonous benzene?

Close the venmts and the AC and move your baby to an area of the house that is not being painted, or better still, somewhere else. Then wait 5 hours to allow the paint to dry. Make sure the are ais ventilated and open all the windows.

Good luck

I am concerned with the fumes given off by paint and how dangerous this can be to my newborn.

I here some paints have benzene or some derivative of that chemical and that it causes cancer and more importantly, juvenile luekemia in small children.

Now I have bought the best paint I could find, but where I’m at right now, I’m afraid it sitll has some of that stuff inside. What’s a safe time to let the house air out? What’s a good way to check if it’s safe? How long does paint take to FULLY dry? What are some other precautions I can take to insure that my son won’t be poisoned?

He’s still really tiny, only 50 days old. Please share your thoughts and advice.
Thing is, I can tell if I was in the USA right now, but I’m in China and although I bought the "best paint" in the house, I am told that it’s benzene-free, to be honest, I’m just not sure I believe them!

I certainly don’t want to poison my infant son!

Is there a period of time that is considered "safe?"

If I keep large industrial fans going 24/7 blowing out of the windows be effective?
edit II:

I’m moving into a new place that being painted.

1-Ventilation will be key. Keep air moving and windows/doors open as much as possible
2-Run air purifiers during the entire process
3-Keep humidity levels down by running dehumidifiers and heat or a/c
4-Remember it can take 30 days or more for vinyls and acrylics to cure and months for oil paints. The outgassing will continue until all solvents are completely evaporated into the air. You will need to keep vigilant with making sure there is proper ventilation and low humidity for a while to minimize the effects of the VOC’s being released.

Best of luck with your new home and your baby. I