研究警告：新车"香味"有毒！
Is new-car smell bad for your health?
The scent of a new car can be enticing in showrooms, and even intoxicating in its appeal. There's a good reason for that. That new car smell comes from an assortment of chemicals, some of which can be highly toxic.
展厅中的新车会散发出迷人的气味,甚至令人陶醉.这种"醉人"的味道不是白来的,而是来自多种化学产品的混合物,其中一些还具有很高的毒性.
The source of the bouquet so many buyers find appealing is in the various solvents, adhesives, plastics, rubbers and fabrics used in car construction. Many of these contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs), some of which can be deadly in sufficient quantities. Others are just bad for you.
这种让众多买家感到好闻的香味源于生产汽车所使用的各种溶剂、粘合剂、塑料、橡胶和纤维.其中许多成分还含有挥发性有机化合物,如果大剂量的接触这种化合物将会致命,其他一些化合物只是对身体不好.
"It's a chemical cocktail made up of lots of toxins," said Jeff Gearhart, Research Director of the Ecology Center in the US state of Michigan. The Ecology Center has been monitoring and testing chemical levels in car interiors for years, and has noted some improvement. But Gearhart says there is still work to be done.
美国密歇根州生态中心研究室主任杰夫•吉尔哈特说："这是由许多毒物混合而成的化学鸡尾酒".生态中心近年来一直在监测并检验汽车内部的化学物质水平,而且已经看到了一些进展,但是吉尔哈特称,还有不少工作要做.
"There are over 200 chemical compounds found in vehicles," he said. "Since these chemicals are not regulated, consumers have no way of knowing the dangers they face."
