A study from Riverside University claims that spending more than 20 minutes a day in a new car exposes you to doses of certain harmful products. These are linked to the special smell of the passenger compartment and are considered carcinogenic.
New cars have a very special smell. It is actually a compound of formaldehyde and benzene, very present in the passenger compartment following the “degassing” of certain materials and glues after assembly in the factory. Too much exposure to these products is considered carcinogenic, the magazine reports Carscoops Quoted by Autoplus.
They are listed in California Proposition 65, which classifies more than 800 carcinogenic substances. For example, a study conducted by Riverside University in California states that spending more than 20 minutes a day in a new car makes us exceed the maximum threshold for exposure to these compounds recommended by the State of California.
Air your cabin
The study thus seems to show that staying 20 minutes in a new car could potentially increase the risk of developing cancer. Researchers Aalekhya Reddam and David C. Volz, who conducted this study, remain cautious, however. Further research needs to be done to confirm and deepen these findings.
Nevertheless, it seems advisable to regularly air out your new car in the days following its purchase. This study could also have consequences for car manufacturers, who could be responsible for replacing the incriminated products with others, less harmful to health.
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