Romantic, candle-lit dinners: An unrecognised source of indoor air pollution

Burning candles made from paraffin wax - the most common kind used to infuse rooms with romantic ambiance, warmth, light, and fragrance - is an unrecognised source of exposure to indoor air pollution, including the known human carcinogens, scientists reported here today. Levels can build up in closed rooms, and be reduced by ventilation, they indicated in a study presented at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS)...

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