Kitchen Air Quality

…way over the 1,000ppm level that people typically notice feeling drowsy at. ⁠
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Everyday cooking- especially when making something like a wok at high heat- can cause hydroxyl radicals to mix with emissions from a gas range and cause smog-like conditions indoors. ⁠
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Even though range hoods seem boring, they're a crucial element of healthy kitchen design, since they can get rid of indoor air pollution caused by cooking. ⁠
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Importantly, they can be really pretty too! (Like in @white_label_interiors home above, designed by @ayeshausmandesign.)
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If you don't have a hood-- opening the windows and using a fan is always a good bet.⁠
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Since my husband cooks constantly and is a big-time wok fan, we're looking for a more powerful one right now, that vents outdoors. One weird thing I've noticed: most of them come with WiFi or "smart" technology now. What?! I can't imagine how this might be useful. If you have one, do you use this function? Very curious. ⁠
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Study by the HomeCHEM team, via the @newyorkermag, "The Hidden Air Pollution in Our Homes" from 4/20/19. Link on my website. ⁠
Photo by @emilykennedyphoto.