On 16/1/98 8:33 pm Jurgen Hartwig said
Jurgen,
Thanks for your very useful replyreply
>I am not certain about the benzene concentration in your Super Unleaded,
>but realistically, I would not worry too much. In some of my OSHA(safety
>and health regulatory agency here in US) 40-hour training for
>environmental workers, I remember getting an instrument out and sticking
>this into the gas tank of my MGB. It basically pegged the meter as far =
as
>benzene is concerned. The concentration of benzene, while quite high,
>isn't enough to cause problems, unless you are a gas station attendant =
and
>are exposed to fumes for lengthy times(years).
I believe that the scares about benzine are unfounded, but sadly many =
garages have stocked selling Super Unleaded. Also, it is more =
expensive than regular unleaded
>
>I would imagine the biggest impact to your country might be the expense =
of
>using gasoline with more additives to raise octane. I imagine this gas
>would be more expensive.
>But then I look at the 92 octane premium gas here in Atlanta, GA for
>$1.13/gallon, and I wonder how cheap it really is to make.
Sounds very cheap to me. We pay around =A30.67 per litre in England =
:-(
>I think the main reason for cheap gas here is the fact that Atlantans
>combined put over 1,000,000 miles(1.6 Million km) on the roads each day.
>More than any other city in America and possibly the world. Pathetic!
That sounds like a reason to put UP the price to discourage drivers =
=AD that's the attitude of the UK Government; price drivers off the =
road. The arguement falls down though when there is no alternative to =
using a car.
Philip Raby
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