It’s been known for years that cooking indoors can taint the air in a home and cause health problems, especially when cooking without proper ventilation. But a new study found that emissions from cooking may degrade the air quality outdoors as well. “You can pick [the aroma] up and know, ‘Oh, that’s a grill that’s cooking,’” Coggon said. The study found similar levels of these cooking emissions surrounding dense restaurant areas to those found in laboratory cooking studies. However, each step that helps better explain the effect of cooking’s emissions on the atmosphere is important, he said, so air quality regulators and policymakers can have the most accurate picture of what’s driving air pollution.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 17, 2024 17:53 UTC