Closed Vehicles left in the Sunlight........MUST READ Please do not turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car. Open the windows after you enter your car & wait several minutes before turning ON the air-conditioner. Here's why: According to a research, the car dashboard, & interior materials emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen) You can actually observe the smell of heated plastic in your car. In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anaemia & reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer & may also cause miscarriages.. 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 & liver. What's worse, it is extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.. So friends, please open the windows & doors of your car - give some time time before you turn on the a/c. Thought: 'When someone shares something of value with you & you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.' Chinese Proverb. _____ _____ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2667 - Release Date: 02/04/10 07:35:00