LPG Fuel: A Health Risk?
Posted by Frances on July 27, 2007 · 1 Comment
“Why is the government allowing LPG fuel when it is a health risk? Many drivers claim that their health deteriorated with LPG.” I received this message from my friend who works for an NGO. As a commuter who values the role of public transport drivers, I became deeply concerned. So I will attempt to answer her question.
According to news reports
the Department of Health (DOH) is currently investigating a surge of heath risks among drivers of public utility vehicles fueled by Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said, “We have received reports of drivers of LPG-driven public vehicles suffering from difficulty in breathing and skin allergy.” He said that if LPG is indeed proven to pose health risks, the DOH will “make a recommendation to immediately stop the use of such technology.”
Ain’t that for cooking? Why use LPG for fuel anyway? Click here to read the rest of the entry
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We are using LPG for cooking for a long time and we have not experienced any ill-effect from using it. I believe we are just used to smell fumes from gasoline and diesel engines that produce air pollution which is more health risk than LPG. The bottomline is, LPG wont do any harm than any other petroluem products emission does.