E85 Emissions as harmful as gas
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E85 Emissions as harmful as gas
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That article is a little thin. I've got institutional access to most publications through my work so I'll pull the full article when I get to work in the morning. I'm curious how they can forecast the number of deaths next year in LA caused by E85. I'm guessing E85 combustion creates more than CO, and is possibly an O3 agonist? Most folks don't realize how bad ozone is to your lungs...and your tires.
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Even assuming the article IS correct, it states, "The result of switching entirely to E85 fuel would be 185 more deaths per year across the U.S., with 125 of those in Los Angeles."
So 185 more deaths out of the 2.4 million people that die annually?? Pfff....that is an increase of about 0.00077% I would almost bet that falls well below any type of statistical significance.
Source of death rate: https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications.../print/us.html
=8.26 deaths per 1,000 population
8.26 x 300,000 thousand (300 million) people = 2.4 million
Another way to look at it is when was the last time a corn plant or American farmer hijacked an airplane and crashed it, or beheaded a hostage, etc??
So 185 more deaths out of the 2.4 million people that die annually?? Pfff....that is an increase of about 0.00077% I would almost bet that falls well below any type of statistical significance.
Source of death rate: https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications.../print/us.html
=8.26 deaths per 1,000 population
8.26 x 300,000 thousand (300 million) people = 2.4 million
Another way to look at it is when was the last time a corn plant or American farmer hijacked an airplane and crashed it, or beheaded a hostage, etc??
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Originally Posted by Corey872
that is an increase of about 0.00077% I would almost bet that falls well below any type of statistical significance.
