Holy smoke: burning incense, candles pollute air in churches.(Stephan Weber of the University of Duisburg-Essen does research )

From: Science News | Date: August 19, 2006| Author: Harder, B. | Copyright information

Incense and candles release substantial quantities of pollutants that may harm health, a detailed new study of air quality in a Roman Catholic church suggests.

Even brief exposure to contaminated air during a religious service could be harmful to some people, says atmospheric scientist Stephan Weber of the University of Duisburg-Essen in Essen, Germany. A previous study in the Netherlands indicated that the pollutants in smoke from incense and candles may be more toxic t...

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