Unraveling the chemical complexity and secondary VOCs formation in indoor combustion: candles, incense, and cooking
), an underreported byproduct,increased by 3-9 ppb above backgroundduring candle/incense combustion, reaching absolute concentrations of 30-38 ppb. Our comparative analysis reveals the distinct chemical complexity of indoor emissions, their dependence on source-specific mechanisms, and the corresponding need for mitigation strategies to reduce human exposure to toxic pollutants.
Authors
- Qingxin Deng
- Muhammad Azher Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6307-1581)
- Shengrong Lou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6059-2149)
- Zoran Ristovski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6066-6638)
- Sasho Gligorovski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4151-2224)
- Jinli Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8203-1908)
- Zhu Ran
- Yihua Sun
- Zhe Peng
- Bin Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3041-0329)
- Bowen He
- Yiqun Wang
- Xue Li
- Yan Ren
- Jun Chen
- Xinming Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1982-0928)
- Yibo Huangfu
- Lidia Morawska
Institutions
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (CN)
- Jinan University (CN)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry (CN)
- Guangzhou Institute of Advanced Technology (CN)
- Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (CN)
- Institute of Atmospheric Physics (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environment International
- Published
- 2026-04-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2026.110255
- Primary Topic
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China