[Spridgets] [9issa] FW: Important on air conditioning!

[J Foster]

It just amazes me that this email gets forwarded over and over again,
when if one actually reads the info linked @ snopes.com at the bottom
of the article it shows the email to be flawed!


Quoting from the snopes.com article:

... observations differed from the warning quoted above in some
significant areas:

 The study found that traveling by automobile increased exposure to a number
of

deleterious compounds, including benzene, but the primary factor in this
regard

was the fuel used by the vehicles, not internal components such as
dashboards.

 The study found that benzene levels were higher in older cars than newer
cars,

which suggests that the primary factor in automobile benzene levels is not

associated with the "new car smell" emitted by components such as dashboards

and upholstery.

 The study found that exposure levels were significantly higher
during the winter

months, which suggests that automobile air conditioning use is not a
major factor

in benzene exposure.