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Highlander Courtesy of Pexels A new UCR study published in January of this year indicates that California commuters are putting themselves at risk by inadvertently inhaling chemicals that are known to increase the likelihood of causing cancer, reproductive issues and birth defects. These harmful substances include five Proposition 65-listed chemicals: benzene, formaldehyde, di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and tris (1, 3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCIPP). The first two were found in the interior air, whereas the latter three chemicals were detected in vehicl...

A University of California Riverside study found that prolonged exposure to the chemicals that create the odor could cause cancer in some people.

Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): A study published in the journal, Environment International uncovered that normal suburbanites in California are possibly breathing in synthetic compounds at levels that increase the danger of birth imperfections and even cancer.

Those in high-traffic areas are at increased risk, according to researchers.

[New UC Riverside research shows the average commuter in California is breathing unsustainably high levels of benzene and formaldehyde, two Prop. 65-listed, carcinogenic chemicals.]