Guilty pleasure, it is not advisable for you to turn on your AC after being parked at a scorched parking lot. (Image via Autotrader)

Why you should never turn on your AC in your car beneath the scorching sun

Alfonsus Adi Putra
Business & Industry
Medical and Health
Sep 01, 2019
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After getting burned by the scorching sun in the summer, one would expect a gentle breeze from the AC of their car. It is ordinary and it might be common sense to get rid of the heat. While you enjoy the breeze from the AC, a new finding suggests otherwise.

Under the sun, a car’s temperature may rise so high. It requires some time to cool down the inside of the car so that the passenger could hop on the car. However, AC is not recommended. Why? It is carcinogenic.

While you never realize, there are chemicals within your car. Plastic, air freshener, and other coating material inside your car that might be exposed to the sun’s radiation, forming hazardous chemical reactions resulting in carcinogenic components such as benzene that might trigger cancer in your body should you inhale it.

Benzene affects your bones and induce anemia & reduces your white blood cells. Too much exposure to benzene might result in leukemia and miscarriage for pregnant women. Human’s tolerance toward benzene is measured at 50 mg per foot square. In a closed space, a car may generate 400 – 800 mg. Added by the solar radiation at more than 15 degrees Celsius, the number also rises to approximately 2,000 – 3,000 mg per foot square! About 40 times above the tolerance.

Then what should the passenger do? Before turning on the AC, the passenger might want to open the window to ensure more air circulation. Or, you can turn on the AC “BEFORE” hopping on the car. Or better, seek a shady parking lot. Should there is none, do leave a small gap by opening your car’s window a little bit. That is if the coast is clear for you.

Source: https://www.cnnindonesia.com/teknologi/20190831145639-389-426369/bahaya-nyalakan-ac-usai-mobil-parkir-terpanggang-matahari

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