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2024:99% of cars in the US found cancer-causing substances in salons

99% of cars made in the United States contain potentially carcinogenic flame suppressors found in seat coverings and other interior details. This was reported on May 8, 2024 by Newsweek, citing a scientific study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

Scientists from Duke University (Duke University) examined 101 cars produced since 2015 in the United States, for the presence of harmful gases. 99% of them contained a flame suppressor called TCIPP triphosphate, which is currently being investigated for carcinogenicity. In addition, in most cars, flame suppressors from organophosphates were found, which are on the list of carcinogens.

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Our research found that interior materials release harmful chemicals into the car's air. Given that the average driver spends about an hour a day in the car, this is a serious threat to health care, commented study leader Rebekah Honne.

Flame suppressors are added to the upholstery of the chair to meet the car's interior safety standards in the United States. Many of these chemicals either may contain carcinogens or are on the list of carcinogenic materials. Many of the chemicals are also mentioned in research related to reproductive and neurological problems.

The materials in the upholstery themselves are not dangerous, but under certain conditions they go into a gas state and can be in the air inside the car.

Some experts also note the dubious benefit of a flame suppressor in a fire. So, according to Patrick Morrison, a member of the International Association of Firefighters, flame suppressors do not help reduce the flame, but only make it more smoky and poisonous for victims, as well as for the firefighters themselves.

Firefighters are concerned that flame suppressors are affecting their already high cancer rates, Morrison added.

To reduce the effect of chemicals on humans, experts recommend drivers to drive with open windows and park a car in the shade.^[1]

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