Petroleum jelly: Safe for a dry nose?
Rarely, inhaling petroleum jelly for prolonged periods can cause lung inflammation (lipoid pneumonia). I've put petroleum jelly on the inside of my nose for years to relieve dryness. I recently heard that this practice can cause a condition ... [... more]
Mayo Clinic |
Petroleum jelly overdose
Petroleum jelly is a semisolid mixture of fat-based substances made from petroleum. This article discusses what happens when someone swallows a lot of petroleum jelly. Do NOT make the person throw up unless told to do so by poison control. ... [... more]
Healthline |
Storing Petroleum Products
Petroleum fuels contain harmful substances known to cause health problems. To reduce the chances of leaks and spills and to protect water quality, human health, and the environment, use proper methods when handling, using, and storing diesel ... [... more]
Mississippi State University Extension |
Precautions for Using Petroleum Oil Sprays
Information about Precautions for Using Petroleum Oil Sprays in Citrus. Oil sprays are an important component in citrus IPM programs for the control of armored and soft scales, aphids, leafminers, and certain species of mites. When used alone, ... [... more]
University of California IPM |
More Uses for Petroleum Jelly
Rub it on your hands to form an invisible glove for your next paint job or dirty chore. (The same trick works to protect your face when painting the ceiling). Stop a squeaky door by coating the hinge-pin with the petroleum jelly. No danger of ... [... more]
Michael Holigan |
Uses for Petroleum Jelly
Al Carrell: The people that make petroleum jelly tell you that there are lots of uses. They say you can remove eye makeup, soften dry skin, soothe chapped skin and lips, soothe minor burns, help prevent diaper rash. None of those things apply to ... [... more]
Michael Holigan |
Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Natural Gas ...
 Excellent Reference: This handbook is an excellent reference for research and teaching from basic to advanced subjects in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in Petroleum Engineering. I recommend this book to anyone involved in these matters. [... more]
$180.00
Amazon.com |
Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language, Fourth Edition
Refining: Book is not bad, not much technical information in it. I would have liked to see more information written about the various process's. Just gives a very broad look at the refining units. Great General / Overview: Not going to be able to do [... more]
$69.00
Amazon.com |
Handbook of Petroleum Refining Processes
Good, quick process overviews: This handbook provides short (10 pages per process typically) descriptions of widely used chemical processes. The level of detail is appropriate for anyone with a technical backround. Review of Petroleum Processes Handbook: [... more]
$125.00
Amazon.com |
Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Cold Regions
Book Description: This is a user-friendly, practical guide to remediation of petroleum spills and contaminated sites in cold regions. Over thirty environmental engineers and scientists have combined their expertise to write this book. Emphasis is given [... more]
$130.00
Amazon.com |
Oil: An Overview of the Petroleum Industry
Not even CLOSE to being worth $50: I bought this book expecting to get a decent overview of the petroleum industry. This book is written at an elementary school reading level with what to me was a lot of filler wording to increase the word count. In [... more]
$49.95
Amazon.com |
The Petroleum Shipping Industry: Operations and Practices
Great introduction to the Petroleum Shipping industry: Being new to this part of the petroleum value chain, I found this book very useful, interesting and quite easy to read. It introduces the most important concepts and facts about the petroleum [... more]
$69.00
Amazon.com |
