{"id":5570,"date":"2009-08-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.dev\/?p=5570"},"modified":"2009-08-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-31T00:00:00","slug":"candles-air-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/candles-air-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Indoor Air Pollution Worsened by Candles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src='http:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/wp\/images\/candle.jpg' alt='Candles contribute to indoor air pollution.' align='left'><\/p>\n<div align=justify>A recent study demonstrates the harmful health effects of many candles reports <a href='http:\/\/news.health.com\/2009\/08\/19\/candles-may-pollute-air\/'>Health.com<\/a>. South Carolina State University researchers studied petroleum-based and vegetable-source candles to determine their emissions. They analyzed substances released into the air after burning candles from various manufacturers for up to six hours in a small box. <\/p>\n<p>Paraffin candles, which are the most inexpensive and most popular, emitted toluene and benzene which are both toxic chemicals. Soybean candles, however, did not emit these chemicals. <\/p>\n<p>The researchers mentioned that using paraffin candles every once in a while is not likely a health threat. However, using candles often in unventilated areas can lead to problems, especially for individuals with asthma or allergies. <\/p>\n<p>No matter which type of candle you use or how often you use them, it&#39;s a good idea to make sure that there is adequate ventilation because combustion alone contributes to indoor air pollution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent study demonstrates the harmful health effects of many candles reports Health.com. South Carolina State University researchers studied petroleum-based and vegetable-source candles to determine their emissions. They analyzed substances released into the air after burning candles from various manufacturers&hellip; <\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[188],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5570"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5570\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}