Particulate emissions from cooking stay in the atmosphere for longer than previously thought, making a prolonged contribution to poor air quality and human health, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Birmingham succeeded in demonstrating how cooking emissions — which account for up to 10 per cent of particulate pollution in the UK — are able to survive in the atmosphere over several days, rather than being broken up and dispersed. The ability of these particles to remain in the atmosphere has a number of implications for climate change and human health.
— source University of Birmingham | Dec 8, 2020