Finally a good reason why my truck is rarely clean. :)
The Adam Blaster
(Or maybe it's all that mud i frive through???)
>
>The plastic in our Dakotas is outgassing all sorts of interesting
>chemicals which are actually unhealthy to breath. This is especially true
>when you heat the plastic up. Just recently it was recommended to not
>heat up your left over dinner in Tuperware and similar containers because
>the heat causes the plastic to break down and emit toxic gases into the
>food (that you're getting ready to eat).
>
>Mind you I'm not paranoid, but I've done a bit of reading on the subject
>and that lovely new car smell ain't so lovely. Also a lot of seemingly
>safe household chemicals we use to clean our windows, dashboards etc are
>probably not very safe or healthy to breath or be in prolonged contact
>with either. Lord knows what damage (chromosome etc) we are doing to our
>bodies when we use things like brake or carb cleaner.
>
>There's a very good book for artists called the The Artist's Complete
>Health and Safety Guide, by Monona Rossol. I've seen her give a
>presentation on health issues related to artist's materials and
>processes. Very eye opening.
>
>So the next time you get into your Dakota, hold your breath until you can
>air it out. : )
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