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Making a simple breakfast toast could contribute to a high level of indoor air pollution, say researchers.



Making a simple breakfast toast could contribute to a high level of indoor air pollution, say researchers. According to a research by the University of Colorado Boulder, basic household tasks like boiling water or cooking your dinner or cleaning can leave your home as polluted as a major city. 

“Homes have never been considered an important source of outdoor air pollution and the moment is right to start exploring that,” said Marina Vance, assistant professor at the varsity. “Even the simple act of making toast raised particle levels far higher than expected,” she added.

For the study, Vance used advanced sensors and cameras to monitor the indoor air quality of a 1,200 square feet manufactured home. Over the course of a month, the team carried out a variety of daily household activities, including cooking a full Thanksgiving dinner. —IANS

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