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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Disagree, it is not technical, they are changing the rules to make it easier to build mega gas stations where cars will be lining up and idling all day. They are saying the 500 ft, which is not that much btw, now only applies to the fuel dispensers, not the gas station as a whole. In a mega gas station that can be a significant difference. I would not want that behind my house. A regular gas  station is one thing but a mega gas station is another.

"One of the signature compounds of concern is benzene a known human carcinogen," writes Professor Patrick N. Breysse in a March 5 letter. "A few studies have documented increased benzene and other compounds in the air around homes close to service stations. For example, a 2007 study in Greece concluded that gas stations are a significant contributor to the total benzene exposures and that this exposure increases leukemia risk from 3-21%. A more recent study in Spain found that elevated volatile pollutants (hexane and benzene) were detectable up to 75 m from service stations."
https://wjla.com/traffic/metro/will-montgomery-county-s-new-jumbo-gas-station-endanger-residents--15004[/quote]

OK, let's compromise. So people aren't pumping gas next to homes, let's say those pumps need to be 500 feet away, well over a football field, and twice the distance where elevated levels of hexane and benzene were found.[/quote]

Have you seen the lines to go to a Costco gas station?[/quote]

That's because people won't flinch over spending $3 for some guac at Chipotle (pro-tip: buy a container at the grocery store for not that much more), but will gladly waste 15 minutes of their lives to wait in line to save $1 on filling up gas.[/quote]

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