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07-14-09 | 08:32 AM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by DallasSoxFan

Many cars now come with cabin air filters which would change things up a bit.

As for me, I feel like I smell pollution more often, but that doesn't mean I get more pollution.

Only about 30 million of the 250 million cars on the road have cabin air filters. Of those, I wonder how many have activated carbon filters and not just HEPA filters. And, of the ones that do have activated carbon, how often are they changed and what is their capacity? Add in the VOC from the car's interior and a little heat, a little NOX from outside, light and you can make your very own ozone in the car!

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