Can sending and receiving text messages at a gas station really lead to an explosion? If you send a text message at a gas station, but there is no explosion at the gas station, what does that mean?

Radio waves emitted by mobile phones will induce radio frequency current in the antenna receiving radio signals. When RF current circulates between metal conductors, if corrosion or poor contact occurs, RF sparks will occur. As long as the duration of RF spark exceeds 1 microsecond and the energy exceeds 6 MW, the mixture of combustible gas and air will be ignited. As a volatile substance, gasoline is easy to reach the explosion limit, and the radio-frequency sparks generated by mobile phones are easy to cause explosions, leading to disasters. The security risks brought by mobile phones should not be underestimated.

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China Petrochemical has continuously enhanced its safety awareness, focused on strengthening the management of mobile phone use in oil depots, gas stations and other production areas, and urged front-line cadres and workers to concentrate on ensuring the safety of production operations. It is stipulated that production areas such as oil distribution, storage tanks, pump sheds, oil depot loading and unloading, auxiliary production and administrative facilities such as system control room, office, duty room and quality inspection room located in the production area, and production areas such as gas station refueling area, tank farm and business room are prohibited from mobile phones. In the stationmaster's office, oil depot and gas station, mobile phone storage cabinets and storage drawers for staff should be set and designated at the entrance of the reservoir area. The mobile phones of front-line employees are locked in the mobile phone storage cabinet and storage drawer during working hours.