Going to Church is Unhealthy
• Roman Catholic
Sitting in a room all stuffy with pollutants from incense and candles isn’t good for you:
Even brief exposure to contaminated air during a religious service could be harmful to some people, says atmospheric scientist Stephan Weber of the University of Duisburg-Essen in Essen, Germany. A previous study in the Netherlands indicated that the pollutants in smoke from incense and candles may be more toxic than fine-particle pollution from sources such as vehicle engines.
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