Frequently Asked Questions

• Professional drivers are more exposed to toxic gases and airborne particles due to vehicle emissions.
• Loading and unloading workers in the industry or those who work in places with combustion vehicles present.
• Mechanics or auto repair professionals.
• Workers in the petrochemical and fuel transportation industry: These workers are exposed to toxic gases and dangerous chemical compounds through inhalation and skin contact.
• Construction workers: These workers are exposed to toxic gases and airborne particles due to industrial activity and exposure to construction materials and fossil fuels.
• Populations near petrochemical plants, industrial areas, and power plants are much more exposed to toxic gases and airborne particles than the general population.
• Agricultural workers: These workers are exposed to toxic gases and chemicals used in agriculture, such as pesticides and fertilizers.

Internal combustion engine vehicles emit a variety of gases through their exhausts, including:

• Carbon monoxide (CO): A toxic, colorless gas that can be deadly in high concentrations
• Carbon dioxide (CO2): A greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change
• Nitrogen oxide (NOx): An atmospheric pollutant that can harm human health and the environment
• PM particles: Small solid or liquid particles that can be harmful to human health and the environment
• Unburned hydrocarbons: Organic compounds that can be toxic and harmful to human health and the environment.

Breathing them in high or constant concentrations due to professional activity is harmful because of the toxic and carcinogenic compounds that damage the lungs and other internal organs. Carbon monoxide in fumes can also be dangerous as it can reduce the body’s ability to transport oxygen. In addition, prolonged inhalation of hydrocarbon fumes also causes eye, nose, and throat irritation, headache, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, and other symptoms of intoxication.

Therefore, among other measures, it is important to reduce vehicle emissions by using more efficient and less polluting vehicles or ventilating when conditions permit.

In most cases, little more can be done, apart from the aforementioned measures or using uncomfortable masks. That is why PUROH is particularly useful in these environments since it eliminates these pollutants and converts them into inert elements such as water vapor. Especially in closed environments, it contributes to increasing the Open-Air Factor without having to ventilate, making it doubly efficient since its very low consumption greatly compensates for air conditioning needs.

Many populations have become accustomed to bad smells from petrochemicals, emissions from industries, etc., but toxins continue to accumulate in the body and eventually cause harm.

If you identify with any of these scenarios, do not hesitate to look for what PUROH can do for your health.