Influence of petrol and petroleum components’ vapours on human organism

Abstract

The work deals with the analysis of sources and ingression of petroleum vapours into environment, as well as with petrol losses and the dependence of the vapours concentration on the tank volume and the ambient temperature. The concentration of petroleum vapours at the petrol station and the individual risk of hazard level have been calculated. The chemical composition of petrol is shown, toxicity of its components and their influence on the human organism as a whole are analyzed.