#benzene — Public Fediverse posts

The three (3) genders

* Gevaar
* Gefahr
* Danger

This stuff from #Belgie did at least save me £110, thought post-cat lambda sensor in my #GolfGTI was goosed (it threw a code) but had just got a bit clagged immediately after #remap which according to the mechanic next door can happen

Its now behaving, just as well as new sensor is about £80 and I'd need tool to fit it, its in a most awkward place to just after the turbo where the metal reaches ca. 400°C when driving and still remains fairly hot an hour after stopping engine (learned that hard way)

#Petrol additive is full of #BTX ( #benzene , #toluene and #xylene ) - not smelt those #aromatics for a while as they have been discouraged from many other products on safety grounds..

#CarMaintenance #tuning

A retrospective study of over 800,00 children born between 2007 and 2020, and followed until age 15, found that the incidence of childhood leukemia was associated, in a dose-responsive manner, with the proximity of gas stations to their birth location.

Summary: https://phys.org/news/2026-05-gas-station-childhood-cancer.html

Original paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749126001077

#Science #Gasoline #Benzene #Cancer #Leukemia #Pollution #GasStations #ChildhoodCancer

New post! On the #chemistry of #purple, my favourite colour 💜

https://keiran-rowell.github.io/dyes/2025-11-05-aniline-and-the-german-chemical-industry/

This tale winds its way past sea snails and togas 🏛️, coal tar and dream snakes 🐍, industrial conglomerates and chemical theory ⌬ ⟷ ⏣, to flow back in recirculation to fundamental light-sensitive cells themselves 👁️💡🦠

Spend time with this hue right at the edge of our perception 🎨

#benzene #Kekulé #dyes #BASF #organic #porphyrin #GravitysRainbow #Pynchon #Perkin #rhodopsin #HistoryofScience #orbitals #art

With Kekulé, that was a reverie (»Träumerei«) in a London (horse drawn) omnibus, not a dream at night.
The only outside force involved was the conductor ending the reverie, not some entity revealing anything
#Kekule #benzene #benzol #Omnibus

Exxon’s new ‘advanced recycling’ plant raises environmental concerns | ExxonMobil | The Guardian
Hash tag list:
#Exxon
#ExxonMobil
#AdvancedRecyclingPlant
#Pollutants
#HazardousPollutants
#Plastics
#SyntheticFuels
#ChemicalRecycling
#MechanicalRecycling
#VirginPlasticProduction
#Pyrolysis
#HazardousWaste
#Baytown
#Poverty
#Benzene
#Carcinogens
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/10/exxon-advanced-recycling-plastic-environment