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.
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 liver, and is very difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.
the research didn't say open the window for how long before can turn on aircond??
ReplyDelete*haiz* It'll be nice if we could go back to the safe days of bullock-carts and trishaws. Slow but steady.
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Wow... Luckily i didnt drive in KL. Haha!!!
ReplyDeletewah, but if dont turn on aircon immediately very hot leh. especially the weather in our region. if i dun turn on aircon i may die of heatstroke first before i get the cancer.
ReplyDeletethe world we live in damn jialat. rear chicken, got bird flu, eat cow, scared of mad cow disease, then the swine flu thing, then cannot turn on aircon now...
thx 4 the useful info!!but when it become something u use too..u have to correct it veri diff lo..
ReplyDeleteOh my...no aircon in car?
ReplyDeleteI might just be a roasted piglet. lolz
OOoo, i didnt know that... sure i''ll always forget..
ReplyDeleteI didnt know it is so harmful to switch on so fast but I never did that coz my mechanic told me to let the car move for 30 seconds before switching on so that battery's lifespan could be prolonged.
ReplyDeleteWhat about aircon at home? is it the same?
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