Dibenzofurans

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[|Dibenzofuran] is a slightly harmful chemical. It is composed of Carbon, Dioxide, and Furan. It is being expected in the EU as a harmful chemical however it is not being expected in the US. Dibenzofuran can be found in cigarettes, gasoline, tar, and coal. It is the chemical that is used to help things burn at a steady pace such as in tar and cigarettes. It is the main component in the tobacco business because it keeps customers satisfied with the rate at which their cigarettes last. Even though it’s not the most dangerous chemical out their, it still has health problem for in the environment and human health. Such as roofers who work with tar coatings are breathing in the diluted form of Dibenzofuran which settles inside the lungs, and builds up particles along the walls. As for the environment, it makes pollution in the air raise to a high level. Such as when the tar on a roof begins to discinigrate, it realizes microscopic chemicals into the earths surfaces. This chemical is not that harmful, and shouldn’t be under inspection. The only way it’s really harmful is to smokers, and they know they risk when they put the cigarette in their mouth.

[|Dibenzofuran] is used in Tobacco Smoke. It is what causes the Tobacco product to burn at a steady pace. It is also found in drinking water. A program known as Great Waters has Identified Dibenzofuran as one of the second largest contaminations in drinking water (don’t panic, this excludes bottled water). Dibenzofuran is released into the air when combustion occurs, coal burns, and tar is melted to coat rooftops. As coal burns, it releases Benzene and furan into the air. Causing people to breath in contaminations. Dibenzofuran is placed in various products to burn at a certain rate. Such as the way it burns in coal. Coal needs to burn at a steady pace in order to work correctly for factories and fireplaces. When burning in tar, it allows the tar enough time to coat the roof, and harden as the rest of the roof is coated. Dibenzofuran is used mostly in burning products and in the industrial business. It is suggested by the health department that people working with Dibenzofuran should have on masks covering the mouth and nose.
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Dibenzofuran is a chemical that is made from Benzene, Furan, Carbon, and Hydrogen. Benzene has no color, and is a very flammable liquid. Furan is a flammable, highly contaminated liquid, very volatile, and catches fire at just about room temperature. Furan is highly toxic. Carbon is the less dangerous chemical in the compound of Dibenzofuran. Carbon needs to reach a very high temperature in order to react with Hydrogen. Hydrogen is used in things such as coal. Carbon usually attaches itself to other elements.

The chemical Dibenzofuran does have a few positives, however the negatives out weigh the positives. The positives are Dibenzofuran does not cause cancer. Most of the positives avoid consumers from buying products over and over again. Such as rooftop coatings. When a roof is coated it lasts ten years. If Dibenzofuran was taken out of tar rooftops, then the sun would cause it to melt within in less then a year. Also, cigarette smokers would spend a fortune if a cigarette burned for less then a minuet. A pack of cigarettes contains about 20 cigarettes, if each one burned in under a minuet, smokers would be buying about three to five packs a day depending on how heavy of a smoker they are. The negatives are Dibenzofuran is in tap drinking water. When the drinking water is consumed people are placing Furan and Carbon into there body. That is not healthy and if enough is consumed it can cause health problems such as trouble breathing, and other lung related issues. As of now Dibenzofuran is used in almost all the countries. The EU is investigating the chemical to see if it has more negatives, or more positives. If it has more positives then the chemical will be approved.

Dibenzofuran is made from mixing Furan and Carbon. Since Furan is highly flammable, and carbon is less flammable, it balances out to create Dibenzofuran. Tobacco factories make the product. When cigarettes were first released to the public, they burned at a rate of about 3 minuets per cigarette. Tobacco companies realized that 3 minuets weren’t long enough. They began experimenting with different chemicals in order to see which ones would make the cigarettes burn at a steady rate. However, now days, Dibenzofuran isn’t added in because it is in tar, which is already in cigarettes. Roofing companies create tar by taking oil and burning it. When oil burns it turns into a thin liquid which companies then take and add different chemicals to. The different chemicals are added in order to ensure tar doesn’t melt off roofs for years, and to ensure that the oil eventually after a few hours turns into a solid. So most companies add Dibenzofuran or create it for the benefit of the consumer. The synthesis process of Dibenzofuran isn’t easy. It starts out as Dibenzofuran, and then can be broken down into 4 deoxygenate, then into Trihydroxybiphenly, then the two combine and become 2 dioxygenase, 2 Trihydroxybiphenly. It can be broken down even further into Hydroxy, oxo and Hexo. Once it is broken down, companies can take out what they don’t need.
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Human Health Issues When being around Dibenzofuran, there are several health risks. Such as inhaling the toxic fumes from industrial factories as coal burns. When coal begins to burn it releases small particles into the air. The small particles are then inhaled, and settle into the lungs. The Dibenzofuran inside tobacco settles in lungs as well. The main system affected by Dibenzofuran is the respiratory system, which include: Lungs, Trachea, Bronchi, and the diaphragm. The participles are taken into the body through the nose or mouth. Some particles become lodged inside different parts of the throat and Trachea. The rest of the participles usually end up inside the lungs. Over time the particles begin to build up. It would take about six years working around coal to inhale enough particles to cause potent ional damage to breathing. One of the harshest effects Dibenzofuran has is causing breathing problems. Such as slight cases of asthma. Cigarette smoking causes the largest amount of damage due to all the other chemicals they contain. Dibenzofuran makes the ingredients inside of a cigarette burn at study rate. Since cigarettes cause Lung Cancer, Dibenzofuran is a part of the problem to. However, it is not one of the main ingredients that cause cancer. Dibenzofuran just makes it harder to breath when smoking cigarettes for years. Dibenzofuran can only enter the body in two ways. As it enters the nose, it goes down the Trachea, into the Bronchi then settles in the lungs. It does not react with anything in the body.
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Environmental Health Issues

As if the air is not polluted enough, Dibenzofuran only adds to the pollution. Many factories burn coal as a less expensive source of heat. While this may be cheaper for the factory, it’s become deadly to the environment. As years go by, the air becomes more and more polluted. Imagine all the chemicals coming off of coal simply floating through the air. While Dibenzofuran isn’t the most toxic chemical being released into the air, it isn’t the safest either. If you add in all the Dibenzofuran that is coming out of factories, off of cigarettes and cigars, it becomes a problem. Every day, someone realizes they have asthma, allergies, or a combination of both. The air pollution not only effect humans, but the environment as well. The trees need to breath just like we do. Only since the pollutions are in the air, the leaves of the tree are slowly beginning to die. Not only do trees suffer, but also so do plants, and animals. Small animals such as squirrels and chipmunks make homes inside of trees. If a tree if full of Dibenzofuran, and other toxic chemicals, then so is the animal. Dibenzofuran is released into the atmosphere throe chimneys, and cigarette filters. The chemicals go into the air, and break down into small microscopic particles, and then the particles begin to travel through the air. When a cigarette is left on the ground and travels into a body of water, the water then begins to slowly be contaminated. As the particles move and travel, they contaminate what ever they land on.


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If Dibenzofuran were banned, then hundreds of people would have to switch over to rubber roofs, and cigarette smokers would go through twice as many cigarettes per day. By banning Dibenzofuran, the air would be cleaner, and it would be one less chemical in cancer causing cigarettes. In order for the chemical to be found then the cost for the economy would be high. Intense research would have to be done and different chemical solutions would have to be found in order to ensure that roofs would last, and cigarettes weren’t ridiculously high priced. The cost of alternatives for companies would be around five thousand dollars. Companies would have to pull products off of the shelf, pay researchers, and product testers. Then package, ship, and promote the new safe product. If this product were banned, it wouldn’t affect me because I am not a smoker, but it would affect thousands of other Americans. About half a million Americans smoke at least one pack of cigarettes every two days. Also, many homeowners would be suffering finically. Homeowners are required to recoat their roof every ten to eleven years. If Dibenzofuran is banned, then the roof tops would burn off in about three years, and homeowners would be spending ridiculous amounts of money on the rooftop of there homes. So in a way it would affect me because if my mom has to continuously keep coating the roof of my house then I would have the luxuries I have now such as a cell phone, Internet. The consumers of rooftops, cigarettes and coal for grills and fireplaces, will be wasting money on new alternatives to the products already in today’s society. The political effects of banning Dibenzofuran are losing money to put towards other chemical discoveries. The government gives health care to some citizens. If the citizen is using a product covered in chemicals, then the government is going to have to pay for their health care, and would be taking money away from other issues. Issues such as money needed for national security and other serious things. The places that export Dibenzofuran are Egypt, Italy, Finland, and other places in the USA. The EU may export it on rare occasions, but is investigating it.

Dibenzofuran is beneficial to consumers. If it was take away, companies, corporations, and consumers would be spending a lot more money then they are spending now. There are many more toxic chemicals in today’s world. Fortunately Dibenzofuran is one of the less toxic. So the public should not be in fear. In conclusion Dibenzofuran is okay to use, and people need to know the risk their taken when buying things chemically combined.
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