But, I wouldn't worry too much about getting cancer from burning kerosene in camp stoves. It's true that benzene is found in emissions from burning kerosene which contributes to benzene levels in ambient air and may increase the benzene levels in those breathing the air. Murph, I've used Klean Heat to start charcoal but never used lighter fluid to start a stove. It sure would be nice if in this case you get what ya pay for: double price = double the benefits / the good (twice as healthy, half as much soot / odor). Is there much of a difference cancer-wise shelf vs pump I wonder. The quality from different pumps varies I expect (too maybe pump late into the winter season w/hope all along the manufacturing/distribution process there is fresher fuel. It's not clear to me which is less likely to cause cancer "the pump" or off the shelf. The sheets I read didn't breakdown content such as Benzene. The MSDS info I read that Barr provides online says basically the same thing on several similar products, all were: Carcinogenic YES, Carcinogenic details: none available. They make zero claims I've found re a product less likely to kill us with prolonged exposure. I can thank the state of California requiring that it be labeled carcinogenic, it was.īarr's focus for heater/stove fuel is clearly less soot and odor. Yesterday I looked at a Barr 1K heating fuel on store shelf, $13 / US gal and yes Barr's 1K not K1 (Klean Heat is a Barr product).
If it smells like "rich" car fumes imo resolve that best you can. Never odorless but if handled as best we can odor and soot are minimal.Ī Stovie using a heater or stove will focus on good flame which, I'd guess, is a most important factor (fumes from inefficient burn can't be good cancer-wise). I've not questioned K-1 from a gas station pump for indoor heaters all my life. It's very interesting and I'm thankful for the input.Īn impression I "might" get is CF is less toxic than other options and Klean Heat kero "burns clean" with carcinogenic Benzene removed. Re this topic and some recent Ben / Murph exchanges re fuel options and the drilling-down re specifics of the differences.