Received in email...
My car book says to roll down the windows to let out all the hot air out before turning on A/C.
WHY ?
Car Air-conditioning -
No wonder more folks are dying from cancer than ever before. We wonder where this stuff comes from but here is an example that explains a lot of the cancer causing incidents.
Many people are in their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, 7 days a week. As I read this, it makes me feel guilty and ill. Please pass this on to as many people as possible. Guess it’s not too late to make some changes. Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car. Open the windows after you enter your car and then turn ON the AC after a couple of minutes. Here's why:
According to research, the car dashboard, seats, air freshener emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen) - take time to observe the smell of heated plastic in your car. 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. Can also cause miscarriage.
Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg 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. Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidneys and liver. What's worse, it is extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.
So friends, please open the windows and door of your car - give time for interior to air out - dispel the deadly stuff - before you enter.
Comments
I agree, Raina. Everything we can do to improve our health is vital in our polluted age.
Thank you for the post. I was not aware of this. Believe it or not. I believe there are many of these little rules that people have forgotten about or never knew. And they can make a lot of difference in our health.
Very good post and informative! One could also consider that many people never open the doors or windows in there house and let fresh air in. Its either all recycled air conditioned air or by the furnace. And any new home with new carpets and paint as well as other appliances and things in the house that can emit small levels of unhealthy pollutants can add up over time if the fresher air from out side isnt let in at regular intervals. Like after a good rain the positive and negative ions are more balanced and the air is cleaner.
I heard about this a couple of years ago. I have made it a habit to do this pretty much daily now that the heat never lets up.
Thanks for the info. Yikes!!