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Does Inhaling Smell Of Burnt Rubber Affect Fetus?
wife is 35 weeks pregnant. purchased a new dryer over the weekend and electrical cord was apparently defective....laundry room and basement have a smell of burnt rubber from the power cord. will inhaling smell of burnt rubber intermittently over the course of 2-3 days cause any harm to the baby?
Mon, 20 Oct 2014
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Though inhaling fumes from burning plastic and rubber may contain harmful chemicals such as hexachlorobenzene, can harm a fetus and cause liver and kidney damage, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, the fumes inhaled by you seem to be very less in amount and not a serious risk.
The inhaling of fumes is considered bad especially if there is a lot of plastic or rubber burning around. Please do not worry about it and your baby is safe.
Thanks for writing in.
Though inhaling fumes from burning plastic and rubber may contain harmful chemicals such as hexachlorobenzene, can harm a fetus and cause liver and kidney damage, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, the fumes inhaled by you seem to be very less in amount and not a serious risk.
The inhaling of fumes is considered bad especially if there is a lot of plastic or rubber burning around. Please do not worry about it and your baby is safe.
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