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An old sewer gas chimney in Stonehouse, Plymouth, England, built in the 1880s to disperse sewer gas above residents. Sewer gas is a complex, generally obnoxious smelling mixture of toxic and nontoxic gases produced and collected in sewage systems by the decomposition of organic household or industrial wastes, typical components of sewage.
Debate over a potential nationwide ban of gas stoves has heightened health concerns. Here's what the research really says about stove pollution and human health. Will your gas range make you sick?
Metal fume fever, also known as brass founders' ague, brass shakes, [1] zinc shakes, galvie flu, galvo poisoning, metal dust fever, welding shivers, or Monday morning fever, [2] is an illness primarily caused by exposure to chemicals such as zinc oxide (ZnO), aluminium oxide (Al 2 O 3), or magnesium oxide (MgO) which are produced as byproducts in the fumes that result when certain metals are ...
Exposure to high level of nitrogen dioxide may lead to inflammation of the mucous membrane and the lower and upper respiratory tracts. [11] The symptoms of acute nitrogen dioxide poisoning is non-specific and have a semblance with ammonia gas poisoning, chlorine gas poisoning, and carbon monoxide poisoning.
The more science we know, the better health choices we can make for ourselves and our family. Recently, the topic of gas stoves and the dangers they pose prompted many parents to worry a
Symptoms of Teflon flu usually include a fever and other symptoms you’d associate with the “regular” flu, like feeling lousy and rundown, according to the Missouri Poison Center. Those can ...
The initial symptoms of methanol intoxication include central nervous system depression, headache, dizziness, nausea, lack of coordination, and confusion. Sufficiently large doses cause unconsciousness and death. The initial symptoms of methanol exposure are usually less severe than the symptoms from the ingestion of a similar quantity of ...
The pollutant benzene, a known carcinogen, can also be emitted by gas stoves, even after they’ve been turned off. Long-term exposure to high levels of benzene in the air can cause leukemia .