Abu Dhabi's Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Department via 'Abu Dhabi Distribution Co'. have released the following warning about the dangers of toxic gas emanating from non-ventilated cars, especially during the heat season.
Here is the warning letter:
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It is refreshing to see a Gulf entity issue a bilingual press release warning its citizens on environmental issues. The UAE is usually top notch at matters concerning public health and safety, whether weather warnings, environmental dangers, food safety, and the like.
??? i thought you posted about this as a joke ??
a) paragraph two, a gas called gasoline. REALLY ???
b) over 6 Celsius, isn't that ALL the time in most of the GCC countries. so why the detail ?
I will be opening my doors every day. Ohh noo, wait a sec. what about the DUST!!!! i guess i will be inhaling gasoline today.
12.5.2009
There appears to be some mistakes in the matter of temperature-
15 F, 6C, 60C mentioned in Paras 2 and 4 of your leaflet of Hazards to health while driving. Kindly advise the correct figures.
R.K.Sinha
Forum for a Better Hyderabad
This man cannot convert from Degree Fahrenheit to Celcius. 15 Degree Fahrenheit is -9.44444 Degree Celcius! Moreover, it is more relevant to measure the RATE by which the number gas molecule is increasing. Furthermore, in no way scientist will measure in mg, they will more likely to use ppm/second (or minute or hour, whatever) since the number of the gas molecule in the reaction is NOT a constant. Also, I should point out that in no way people will measure the concentration of the gas in mg per square foot, they will measure this in mg per UNIT VOLUME not AREA. I believe this man think that a car is a two dimensional thing. Personally, I don't believe that a health dept. in Abu Dhabi could possibly make this stupid mistake. Research? From what university? Who conduct the research? The acceptable quantity of toxic depends on the substance, they're not the sam for every toxic substance. Bottom line : HOAX!