‘New car smell’ can increase risk of cancer: study

The “new car smell” that everyone knows and love might actually be a health risk.

that there could be a “potential risk” for people who spend significant amounts of time driving — but this new research suggests people can be at risk even if they don’t have a long commute.Koutrakis et al/Science DirectSpending just 30 minutes daily in a car can expose a person to enough of these carcinogens to put them at risk of exceeding safety standards, the authors found. Warmer weather also increases the levels of chemicals.

While many studies typically focus on air temperature, this new research showed that the biggest effect came from the surface temperature of materials. “These observations increase our understanding of in-cabin chemical transport and emission mechanisms,” the researchers wrote.

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