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Cooking is a bigger source of harmful air particles than vehicle exhausts in London and Beijing (phys.org)
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There have been decades of regulations to make vehicles greener and improve air quality in London and Beijing, as well as a popular shift toward less polluting road transport. Now, total emissions of harmful air pollutants from vehicle exhausts are lower than those from cooking in the centers of these two megacities, a study has found.

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[–] 2 points 6 days ago

The phrasing here makes this sound scarier than it is. It doesn't mean that cooking emissions are "worse than car exhaust". It means that vehicle emissions have now dropped to a level below that of regular cooking emissions. This is good news.

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    [–] 7 points 6 days ago

    Is British food really that bad?

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    [–] 4 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    Really interesting, thats cool as fuck. I wish they expanded more on specifically how cooking contributes to pollution. Is it the use of gas for cooking? Fumes from cooking oil?

    Cool read thanks for posting

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago*

    Gas cooking does make it worse. Taking oil past its smoke point is a major source too. Toasting, pan-frying, stir-frying, and searing.

    Besides avoiding these cooking methods, cooking on the back burners with an effective hood vent on high helps, plus room air filters.

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