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Study: Candle-lit dinners add to pollution
The Washington Times ^ | August 19, 2009 | Jennifer Harper

Posted on 08/19/2009 9:22:36 PM PDT by kingattax

Holy smokes. Grab the fire hose. Somebody notify Al Gore and maybe Ralph Nader. Candle-lit dinners -- with the flickering flames, those delicate glows -- are an unrecognized source of indoor air pollution. Really. The American Chemical Society announced Wednesday that "emission products of petroleum-based candles in nonventilated enclosed areas" are potential health hazards. Paraffin wax candles produce evocative ambience -- and known human carcinogens, too.

"An occasional paraffin candle and its emissions will not likely affect you. But lighting many paraffin candles every day for years or lighting them frequently in an un-ventilated bathroom around a tub, for example, may cause problems," said Ruhullah Massoudi, a chemistry professor at South Carolina State University who analyzed the airborne byproducts of burning candles.

He also suggested that some people who suffer from an indoor allergies or respiratory irritations might in fact be reacting to air pollutants from burning candles. Candles made from beeswax or soy, though more pricey, are "apparently are healthier," Mr. Massoudi adds. He presented his findings during the society's annual meeting in Washington.

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the green police are at it again. is there anything these zombies will leave alone ?
1 posted on 08/19/2009 9:22:36 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: steelyourfaith

Oy veh.


2 posted on 08/19/2009 9:27:16 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: kingattax

Remind me to grab the fire extinguisher the next time the priest lights off some incense at Mass......


3 posted on 08/19/2009 9:27:31 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: kingattax

PJ O’Rourke has a name for folks like this: Fun Suckers.

They seek to suck the fun out of everything.


4 posted on 08/19/2009 9:28:23 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

That’ll go over like a fart in church...


5 posted on 08/19/2009 9:28:53 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: kingattax

Well Ruhu, it’s back to K-1 and my Embury’s.


6 posted on 08/19/2009 9:28:53 PM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: kingattax

I will say burning scented candles constantly will make a real mess out of the wall/ceiling corner area of a room. The soot deposits can be unbelievable. You have to be breathing that in over time. To say nothing of the potential fire hazard.

I’ve seen places where people will have literally 12-20 candles burning throughout the house.


7 posted on 08/19/2009 9:31:22 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Question Marxist Authority)
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To: kingattax

So those candles at my church are impacting globull warming? Amen!!


8 posted on 08/19/2009 9:32:19 PM PDT by max americana (i)
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To: kingattax
People must not be buying enough PC light bulbs.

Candles aren't the problem, it's the matches and lighters. ;)

No, wait! People are the problem because they use candles. Eliminate people and the problem is solved! wax and trade!

9 posted on 08/19/2009 9:33:04 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: kingattax
Sheesh. About the only bad thing about candles I know of is that they can mess up high efficiency furnaces. HVAC tech told me that they can gum up the exchanger or burner, or some such.
10 posted on 08/19/2009 9:36:53 PM PDT by 50cal Smokepole (Effective gun control involves effective recoil management)
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To: kingattax

Beeswax is yummy and healthy. I always use it only.


11 posted on 08/19/2009 9:38:45 PM PDT by MarMema (Marxism is never about truth, it is about power)
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To: headstamp 2

Our neighbors house burned down when their daughter left a candle unattended.


12 posted on 08/19/2009 9:45:20 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
Remind me to grab the fire extinguisher the next time the priest lights off some incense at Mass......

now thats really funny..lol

13 posted on 08/19/2009 9:46:42 PM PDT by kingattax (99 % of liberals give the rest a bad name)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

Nah, use ObamaCare to make candles from the elderly. Soylent Candles.


14 posted on 08/19/2009 9:48:04 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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PJ O’Rourke has a name for folks like this: Fun Suckers.

At first, I thought that was to be taken like Puck Felosi or Buck Farack.
15 posted on 08/19/2009 9:53:59 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: kingattax

Won’t be long before some GW nut does a study that asserts that Prometheus screwed everything up when he gave Man fire. /s


16 posted on 08/19/2009 9:56:18 PM PDT by cranked
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17 posted on 08/19/2009 9:57:00 PM PDT by ari-freedom (Obama acted stupidly...and that's after knowing all the facts.)
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To: kingattax
I now have a further excuse to continue the candlelight dinners with and for the lady in my life.
18 posted on 08/19/2009 9:57:46 PM PDT by BluesDuke (If you think it's wise to fool Mother Nature, just ask Father Time's divorce lawyer)
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To: BluesDuke

good for you

19 posted on 08/19/2009 9:59:22 PM PDT by kingattax (99 % of liberals give the rest a bad name)
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To: kingattax

some candles are made with wicks that have either lead or lead cores that emit potentially dangerous levels of lead into the air
(made in China)


20 posted on 08/19/2009 10:20:37 PM PDT by smokingfrog (No man's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. I AM JIM THOMPSON)
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