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Mosquito coil emissions and health implications

Liu W, Zhang J, Hashim JH, Jalaludin J, Hashim Z, Goldstein BD

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Study type
Lab
Year
2003
Published in
Environmental Health Perspectives 111(12):1454-1460

Summary

Emissions study of six mosquito coil brands and their air-quality and health implications.

Key findings

Burning one mosquito coil releases PM2.5 mass equivalent to burning 75 to 137 cigarettes and formaldehyde equivalent to about 51 cigarettes, plus carcinogenic PAHs, at concentrations exceeding air-quality guidelines.

Limitations

Chamber emission rates rather than measured in-home personal exposure or clinical outcomes.

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