Do not turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car!

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Do not turn on A/C 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 Benzene 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 liver, and is very difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.

Gari.pk User 11593 asked on 27 Nov 2010 10:09:24 am

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Anas - on 27 Nov 2010 10:09:37 am

Thanks for the info. Someone else also brought this to our attention a few days ago. But I'm not too sure if the material is based on facts. It has nothing to do with A/C specifically, just that you need to vent out your car after it has been standing under the sun for a while before you close windows to switch on the AC. The pictures only help describe the working of a car AC and do not support the material.