At 05:56 PM 3/16/2010, Peter DiFalco wrote...
>Asphalt contains a number of chemicals and it can / will
>release some gasses due to thermal breakdown. You can look up the
>materials
>sheet for rubberized asphalt to confirm this. One of those gases,
>actually
>the first one listed is carbon monoxide.
>
>Know what carbon monoxide smells like? Neither does anyone else.
>
>You pays your money and you takes your chances.

Humans exhale CO2, which can cause death by asphyxiation. That's why I
refuse to drive with other people in the car.

Seriously. Unless you can quantify your statement, it's just fear
mongering.