Kerosene

Antenatal kerosene exposure endangers child's sight

A research has found that if pregnant women whose jobs require too much exposure to solvents like kerosene, gasoline,glues etc may be more likely to have chilren with defective eyesight. Head researcher Dr. Gideon Koren and colleagues//, from Toronto published this in Jornal of Occupational health....

Allergy Risk Increased by Kerosene Use

The use of refined fossil fuels--especially kerosene, which is sometimes used for heating, cooking, and as a light source--may cause sniffling, wheezing, itching, and other allergy symptoms. Although the exact mechanism is unclear, researchers speculate that the fuels may somehow irritate the nasal...

Underwriters Laboratories Reminds Parents to Pay Attention to 'Staycation' Safety Hazards

...tructure fires and 4,900 outside fires. In addition to keeping the grill a safe distance from your home, be sure to: Never use gasoline or kerosene to light a charcoal fire. Never attempt to restart a flame by adding additional lighting fluid to an already-lit grill, as this can cause ...

Indoor Air Pollution Biggest Health Threat

...used by the indoor pollution. In order to prevent such diseases solid fuels needs to be replaced with much cleaner, efficient fuels. Biogas, LPG, kerosene are some of the cleaner fuel that could be used to reduce the air pollution. ...

Ostracized HIV Victim of Bihar Commits Suicide

...ict, about 150 km from here. The immediate provocation for the drastic act was reportedly a quack, who said his days were numbered. "He poured kerosene oil and set himself ablaze. He died of severe burns," a villager said, adding that at the time of the incident his aged parents had gone to a village ...

Indoor Air Pollution Biggest Heath Threat

...aused by the indoor pollution. In order to prevent such diseases solid fuels needs to be replaced with much cleaner, efficient fuels. Biogas, LPG, kerosene are some of the cleaner fuel that could be used to reduce the air pollution. /V...

Patient Sets Medical Counsellor on Fire

...va told him that he did not have AIDS and there was no need to prescribe any medicines. At this, Jaiswal got enraged, doused the counsellor with kerosene and set him ablaze. Shrivastava was rushed to the hospital in the medical college campus and his condition is reported to be serious. The police...

Coal Stoves May Be Banned In 3 Himachal Towns

...amsala and Dalhousie telling them about the hazards of using this unclean fuel (coal). They can switch over to cleaner electricity-operated devices or kerosene and liquefied petroleum stoves for heating," said S.P.Vasudeva, member secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board. The state is al...

Solar vaccine cooler invented by Indian Scientist

...dul Kalam, who has proposed to install them in the clinic at Rashtrapati Bhavan complex. Shende said, 'SolarChill does not use lead batteries or kerosene used in conventional solar chillers. Instead, we use the sun's energy to create a thick layer of ice which helps in maintaining temperature in the coo...

Fuel Price Hike Triggers Violent Protests In Nepal

... 9 billion. From Saturday, petrol will cost NRS 84.25 per litre, up by NRS 15 or nearly 25 percent, diesel NRS 59, an increase of 11 percent. The kerosene will now cost NRS 59, which is an increase by 23 percent. The cooking gas will be priced NRS 1,000 a cylinder, dearer by NRS 100. Aviation fuel ...

Kerosene in Medical Dictionary

Kerosene

Kerosene , sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage, also known as paraffin, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid. The name is derived from Greek keros . The word Kerosene was registered as a trademark by Abraham Gesner in 1854 and for several years... Swiss kerosene ...

Kerosene in Biological News

NOAA takes first broad look at soot from ships

...ther vessel type, the authors found. The high levels point to their low-quality fuela thick, black tar left over from crude oil after the gasoline and kerosene have been removed. Engine age and maintenance also play a role. Tugboats have a disproportionate impact on air quality because they travel within port...

Undergraduates develop 'dirt-powered' microbial fuel cells to light Africa

...rize. According to the World Bank, as only 26 percent of Africas population has access to grid-based electricity most residents rely upon dangerous kerosene lamps and candles for illumination. To encourage the development of cheaper and safer lighting technologies, the organizers of Lighting Africa 2008 so...

Woods Hole Research Center plans controlled burn in Amazon rainforest

...y comparing the trees, the animals, the leaf canopy, and the soil before vs. after the fire." Fires are set in the litter of the forest floor using kerosene drip torches along parallel 1000m-long transects every 50 meters through the square-kilometer parcels, and allowed to spread through the forest natura...

Study of energy and health in Africa focuses spotlight on charcoal and forest management

... and charcoal production techniques. The best situation in Africa would be to transition from biomass fuels to petroleum-based fossil fuels such as kerosene and liquid propane gas, the authors noted, which could prevent 1.3 to 3.7 million premature deaths, depending on the speed of transition. The authors ...