Eli5: We all known gasoline fumes are bad for us, are we exposed to them when we go outside for a walk? If so, how have a lot of people not fallen ill?

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Eli5: We all known gasoline fumes are bad for us, are we exposed to them when we go outside for a walk? If so, how have a lot of people not fallen ill?

In: Biology

Answer 1

I’ll use an example of gas chambers. People died in them because hydrocyanide was produced. However, when ventilated, the chambers and the areas around them were safe.

When you’re outside, you are in the most ventilated place possible