Acute cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and apoptosis induced by petroleum VOC emissions in A549 cell line.

Gasoline is an essential petroleum-derived product powering the automotive economy worldwide. This research focused on the Volatile Organic Component (VOC) cocktail resulting from gasoline evaporation. Petroleum fugitive VOC inhalation by petrol station attendants have been widely associated with toxicological and health risks concerns.