Should I be worried about gasoline in my apartment?!


Question: First, I need to say that I've already learned my lesson, and realized what I did was very dumb. Here's the deal:

I rinsed out a gas container in my bathtub. There was very little left in the bottom (A guestimate would be about .5-1 cup). Now, as one may imagine, my whole apartment wreaks of gasoline. So I have two questions: 1) Should I be worried about any harm to the environment? 2) Am I going to be braindead from the smell?

I've read that gas spills to contaminate ground water and stuff, but no one ever writes about how much is truly harmful. With most liquids, I'd assume 1 cup is insignificant, but gasoline is kind of in a league of it's own, so I'm uneasy.

Any gas experts have answers?


Answers: First, I need to say that I've already learned my lesson, and realized what I did was very dumb. Here's the deal:

I rinsed out a gas container in my bathtub. There was very little left in the bottom (A guestimate would be about .5-1 cup). Now, as one may imagine, my whole apartment wreaks of gasoline. So I have two questions: 1) Should I be worried about any harm to the environment? 2) Am I going to be braindead from the smell?

I've read that gas spills to contaminate ground water and stuff, but no one ever writes about how much is truly harmful. With most liquids, I'd assume 1 cup is insignificant, but gasoline is kind of in a league of it's own, so I'm uneasy.

Any gas experts have answers?

I'm not sure how much effect this will have on the environment but my suggestion is: next time put it somewhere where it can just evaporate from the can. If you leave the can open that little bit on the bottom would have evaporated. Open up some windows and air your place out and leave for a while.

Hope you don't get too high from the fumes!

strike a match and see what happens





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