Candles contribute to indoor air problems. (Lifelines).Could that great smelling scented candle be polluting your home? Burning multiple candles can release high levels of particulate pollution into your home or office's air. People with respiratory problems could find their conditions aggravated. Candle enthusiasts who burn nine candles in a room can end up with airborne particulate levels higher than the legal limit for outdoor air. Also, a small number of candles still have wicks with lead cores. Burning these candles releases toxic metal toxic metal Environment Any metal known to be toxic to humans–eg, antimony, arsenic, beryllium, bismuth, cadmium, lead, mercury, nickel. Cf Nontoxic metal. into the air. For safe candle burning: * Use mostly unscented candles. Scented ones can produce more soot. * Limit the number of candles you burn at any one time. * Make sure your room is well ventilated ven·ti·late tr.v. ven·ti·lat·ed, ven·ti·lat·ing, ven·ti·lates 1. To admit fresh air into (a mine, for example) to replace stale or noxious air. 2. * Trim wicks to about a quarter inch to reduce smoldering smol·der also smoul·der intr.v. smol·dered, smol·der·ing, smol·ders 1. To burn with little smoke and no flame. 2. . * Never leave candles burning unattended. (Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and ) |
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