Cooking is a bigger source of harmful air particles than vehicle exhausts in London and Beijing

Study: Cooking Dominates Dinnertime Particle Emissions In London, Beijing

Cooking made up as much as 87% of fine particle emissions in central London at dinnertime, but only 5% to 10% of the air itself.

Cooking now a major source of air pollution in London

Cooking is now the largest source of locally emitted fine particle pollution in parts of London and Beijing, accounting for up to 87% of emissions at certain times of day, according to new research. The study compared pollution emissions in neighbourhoods of London, Beijing and Delhi, and found significant differences in the sources responsible for air pollution in the three megacities. Flux measuring equipment in Beijing The explanation behind …

Cooking overtakes cars as London's biggest source of air pollution

When it comes to sources of air pollution in London, cars and construction might be the first things that spring to mind. But a new study has revealed a more unexpected culprit.

Cooking is a bigger source of harmful air particles than vehicle exhausts in London and Beijing

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.