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Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 5:39 am
An e-mail from my son
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New Research – confirmed by snopes (see below) Effects of Turning On Car Air Conditioning in Hot Vehicle
Many people are in their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, 7 days a week. Read below and make changes that are comfortable for you.
Do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car.
Open the windows first and wait a minute or two before turning on the A/C.
Here's why: According to research, the car dashboard, plastic interior parts and even “air fresheners” emit Benzene, a cancer causing toxin (carcinogen). Next time you enter your parked car, especially in the summer, take time to observe the smell of heated plastic.
In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer.
Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50mg per sq.ft. A car parked indoors with 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.
People who get into the car, keeping windows closed will inevitably inhale, in quick succession, excessive amounts of the toxin. The toxin Benzene also affects your kidney and liver and it is very difficult for your body to expel.
So friends, open the windows of your car - give time for the interior air to dilute and dispel the chemical.
This is what snopes.com <http://snopes.com/> says. It is not the air conditioning in the car but the Benzene producing agents that cause cancer.
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/benzene.asp <http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/benzene.asp>
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New Research – confirmed by snopes (see below) Effects of Turning On Car Air Conditioning in Hot Vehicle
Many people are in their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, 7 days a week. Read below and make changes that are comfortable for you.
Do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car.
Open the windows first and wait a minute or two before turning on the A/C.
Here's why: According to research, the car dashboard, plastic interior parts and even “air fresheners” emit Benzene, a cancer causing toxin (carcinogen). Next time you enter your parked car, especially in the summer, take time to observe the smell of heated plastic.
In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer.
Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50mg per sq.ft. A car parked indoors with 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.
People who get into the car, keeping windows closed will inevitably inhale, in quick succession, excessive amounts of the toxin. The toxin Benzene also affects your kidney and liver and it is very difficult for your body to expel.
So friends, open the windows of your car - give time for the interior air to dilute and dispel the chemical.
This is what snopes.com <http://snopes.com/> says. It is not the air conditioning in the car but the Benzene producing agents that cause cancer.
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/benzene.asp <http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/benzene.asp>
I could see a remote start in the winter time......IF YOU LIVED IN ALASKA!! 
