Burning a candle releases particulate matter (soot) and volatile organic compounds into the air, says Farooq — examples of ...

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Q: We live in the fire zone in Altadena, California. After the evacuations ended, we came home, and now my throat is constantly sore. There’s no smoke smell, but my husband says the air can still ...

Industry and transportation are major contributors, but formaldehyde also comes from cigarette smoke and is created when things burn, like forest fires. Formaldehyde even occurs naturally in the ...

Burning wood and vegetative products can produce harmful chemicals including carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and formaldehyde. Burning plastics, tires, chemically treated wood products and other man ...

"However, wood burning is strongly discouraged ... carcinogenic substances such as particulate matter, benzene and formaldehyde, which are harmful when inhaled," the air district said.

Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the agency, once led an aggressive effort by industry to block regulations on formaldehyde. By Hiroko Tabuchi Formaldehyde, the chemical of choice ...