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Basis. and thats what youre measuring. >> so even if the flight youre on hasnt had a fume event, there are toxic fumes in that ventilation system, and its coming out? >> thats exactly the case. >> reporter: explains, engines can leak overnight. a mist of oil can spread through the cabin. >> you dont want to be the very first person on the plane in the morning when they turn it on. >> thats what pilots are. theyre the ones that turn on the engine. >> reporter: only one trillionth of a gram of tcp...

Good and safe cabin air quality. again, chris says the amount of toxins we found on the cabin interior are not going to cause health problems. the people at greatest risk are those that work onboard the plane. the pilots and flight attendants. he says crews should be equipped with air monitors to measure toxicity levels. especially if there were to be a fume event. allan chernoff, cnn, new york. good morning, everybody, from the cnn center in atlanta, this is cnn saturday morning for march 13t...

>> its the pattern that really nails it down to the engine oil. this is the pattern youll find the engine oil and this is the pattern youll find in the swab sample you took from the aircraft. >> tim has analyzed surface swabs from 40 different flights and says he almost always finds tcp. >> and on virtually all of them? you find it? >> pretty much so, yes. significant levels. >> reporter: significant, but not large. the biggest amount we found, 44 billionth of a gram. not enough to have conseque...

Virginia dont need to make the change. they stay on their time zone year round. many of us have been worrying about the iran dangers. its extremely rare for a plane to crash, but its far more common to have problems with the air inside the cabin. adam chernoff has been investigating so-called fume event. hes here with part two of his investigation. allan? >> reporter: weve been talking about how toxic fumes can seep through the engine. how do we know the air on board is actually safe? we colle...

>> significant, but not large. the biggest amount we found, 44 billionth of a graham. toxic residue has collected from a prior fume event over from gradual accumulation of toxics. >> there is material floating around in the ventilation system and comes out on a regular basis. thats what you are measuring. >> reporter: so even if the flight you are on has not had a fume event, there are toxic fumes in the ventilation system and its coming out? >> thats the case. >> reporter: he explains when engi...

Morning when you turn it on. >> thats the pilots, they turn on the engine. >> reporter: lauras hair shows tpc traces as well, but only one trillionth of a gram. >> the two leading aircraft manufacturers use the same ventilation system acknowledge fume events can occur, but they say the system provides good and safe air quality. and they say the amount of tauxens are not going to cause health problems, but the greatest risks is for the people that work onboard the plane. crews should be equipped ...

Bi billionth of a gram. that means toxic residue has collected on the surface of the cabin either from a prior fuel event or a combination of toxins. >> this is remnant material floating around literally in the ventilation system. this comes out on a regular base, and thats what youre measuring. >> so even if the flight youre on hasnt had a fume event, there are toxic fumes in that ventilation system, and its coming out. >> thats exactly the case. >> van netten explains his research shows when e...

Aircraft. >> reporter: tim mah has analyzed surface swabs from 40 different flights and says he almost always finds tcp. and on virtually all of them you find it? >> pretty much so, yes. they are at significant levels. >> reporter: significant but not large. the biggest we found, 44 billionth of a gram. our air samples do not show any traces of tcp. that means toxic residue has collected on the surface of the cabin from either a prior fume event or from gradual continual accumulation of toxins. ...

Surface swabs from 40 different flights and always finds it. the biggest amount we found, 44 billionth of a graham, not to have any kind of health consequences. air samples do not show traces of tcp, and that means toxic residue collected either from a prior event or from an accumulation. >> the material is floating around literally in the ventilation system and this comes out on a regular basis, and thats what you are measuring. >> reporter: so even if the flight you are on has not had a fume e...