Motoring,Car A/C And Your Own Health



Please do not, turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car. Open the windows after you enter your car and then after a couple of minutes, turn on the A/C. Here's why: According to research, the car's dashboard, seats, A/C ducts.Infact all of the plastic objects in your vehicle emit Benzene, a cancer causing toxin. A big carcinogen . Take the time to observe the smell of heated plastic in your car when you open it. In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anaemia and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure can cause leukemia and increases the risk of some cancers. It can also cause miscarriages in pregnant women. The acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50mg per sq. ft. A car packed indoors with windows closed will contain 400-800mg of Benzene which is eight times the acceptable level. If the car is parked outdoors in the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000mg, forty times the acceptable level. People who get into the car, keeping the windows closed, will eventually inhale excessive amounts of the Benzene toxin. Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidneys and liver and it is extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.