Do not turn on A/C immediately as soon as you enter the car! Please open the windows after you enter your car and do not turn ON the air-conditioning immediately. According to a research done, the car dashboard, sofa, air freshener emits Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen - take note of the heated plastic smell in your car).
In addition to causing cancer, it poisons your bones, causes anemia, and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer. May also cause miscarriage.
Acceptable Benezene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft.. A car parked indoors with the windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene. If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level... & the people inside the car will inevitably inhale an excess amount of the toxins. It is recommended that you open the windows and door to give time for the interior to air out before you enter.
Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and lever, and is very difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.
not quite true and not even close to the levels mentioned in article above
ReplyDeletehttp://urbanlegends.about.com/od/automobiles/a/benzene_in_car.htm
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/benzene.asp
I have always been told that when you run the car A/C to always keep a window cracked because of simular concerns. So when I first start the car, I crack the windows, let the A/C get cold and then close them.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it's as much a concern as noted, but anything is possible.