What are the hazards of petroleum crude oil to human body?

Because benzene is volatile, it spreads easily when it comes into contact with air. Inhalation or skin contact of large amounts of benzene by humans and animals can cause acute and chronic benzene poisoning. Some research reports show that benzene poisoning is partly caused by benzene producing phenol in the body.

The main storage methods of crude oil and oil products are bulk storage and bulk storage. Bulk storage refers to storage in the form of standard barrels, and bulk storage refers to storage in the form of oil tanks. Oil tanks can be divided into metal tanks and non-metal tanks, and metal tanks can be divided into vertical cylinders and horizontal cylinders.

Hydrocarbon classification:

Hydrocarbons contain a lot of energy. Many crude oil products, such as gasoline, diesel oil and paraffin wax, use this energy. Hydrocarbons exist in many forms. The simplest hydrocarbon is methane, which is a lighter gas than air. Long chains containing five or more carbon atoms are all liquids. Long chains are solids, such as wax or tar.

Through the chemical coupling of hydrocarbon chains, various products can be obtained, from synthetic rubber to nylon to plastics used in Tupperware plastic products. The hydrocarbon chain is almost omnipotent.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Crude Oil