CAR AIR-CONDITIONING - - - - VERY IMPORTANT!!! Please take time to read.

**kutangbato** · June 14th, 2011 10:01 AM

CAR AIR-CONDITIONING - VERY IMPORTANT!

My car book says to roll down the windows to let
out all the hot air 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. It's not too late to make some changes. MUST READ!!!

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 and 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 kidney 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.

Thought: 'When someone shares something of value with you, and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.'

This is what snopes.com says. It is not the air conditioning in the car but the Benzene producing agents that cause cancer.

snopes.com: Benzene in Automobiles

Well worth reading and passing along

**ghosthunter** · June 14th, 2011 10:45 AM

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**gaspanic** · June 14th, 2011 11:38 AM

Snopes? Can we have a more reliable source? lol

**robot.sonic** · June 14th, 2011 11:53 AM

True or not true, mas maganda nga naman na fan muna ang gamitin bago buksan ang AC.

**uls** · June 14th, 2011 12:06 PM

tagal na kumakalat sa email yan

that's crap

hey if you're concerned about inhaling benzene, you should be more concerned about cigarette smoke than your car's interior

**JJGF** · June 14th, 2011 12:28 PM

haha yung friend ko 3 minutes yata bago i-ON kahit yung fan. langya mamamatay ka na sa init

**uls** · June 14th, 2011 12:37 PM

benzene is everywhere

it's in motor vehicle exhaust. it's in styrene (Styrofoam), nylon, synthetic fibers, rubbers, lubricants, dyes, detergents, drugs, pesticides

it screws up cells in the bone marrow

it causes leukemia

that's urban living

**samcoy** · June 14th, 2011 01:43 PM

Thanks for the info kutangbato for at least raising awareness. For a balanced view on this matter you might want to check out the following link:

Toxic Benzene in Cars? [p. 2]