Car A/C (Air Conditioning) and Benzene.
Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car.
Open the windows after you enter your car and turn ON the
air-conditioning after a couple of minutes.
Here’s why:
According to research, the car dashboard, sofa, 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.
May also cause miscarriage. Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg
per sq. ft.