Reading about diesel heater and fumes it seems a little leakage is common and somewhat expected. A quick search showed a lot of results of people asking similar questions.
Since diesel is known to be super toxic and will even be banned in some years in the UK what does this mean for our long term health if we are using it every day?
The sweet smell coming from my stove/heater I am pretty sure is diesel, even thought it does not raise the CO alarm, as it only starts after the pump begins to pull in diesel to the device.
It seems to settle down after a while however I don't know if it is just because my nose gets used to it. If I leave the van and return I certainly notice the smell.
So just how bad is it to be huffing this stuff every day? I read once that living in a city slightly increases your risk of cancer due I suppose to the constant car fumes. Well I live in the country now so would it just equate to the same as living in city?
Mechanics must breathe a lot of fumes daily. Do they have markedly higher cancer rates? What about commuting on a busy highway/motorway daily?
Likewise burning wood, the quintessential back to nature activity, is also said to be highly toxic and humans have done that for forever almost. I know humans did many things which were bad for them in the past and not necessarily something to go by.
Just wondering about the relative risk of using that diesel hob/heater every day compared to other things. Living off grid and having super clean energy is not feasible at least not until I get a good patch of land to buy a field of solar panels .
Does it raise risk of cancer dramatically or only slightly and in line with other risk factors?
Since diesel is known to be super toxic and will even be banned in some years in the UK what does this mean for our long term health if we are using it every day?
The sweet smell coming from my stove/heater I am pretty sure is diesel, even thought it does not raise the CO alarm, as it only starts after the pump begins to pull in diesel to the device.
It seems to settle down after a while however I don't know if it is just because my nose gets used to it. If I leave the van and return I certainly notice the smell.
So just how bad is it to be huffing this stuff every day? I read once that living in a city slightly increases your risk of cancer due I suppose to the constant car fumes. Well I live in the country now so would it just equate to the same as living in city?
Mechanics must breathe a lot of fumes daily. Do they have markedly higher cancer rates? What about commuting on a busy highway/motorway daily?
Likewise burning wood, the quintessential back to nature activity, is also said to be highly toxic and humans have done that for forever almost. I know humans did many things which were bad for them in the past and not necessarily something to go by.
Just wondering about the relative risk of using that diesel hob/heater every day compared to other things. Living off grid and having super clean energy is not feasible at least not until I get a good patch of land to buy a field of solar panels .
Does it raise risk of cancer dramatically or only slightly and in line with other risk factors?