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Researchers identify main factors of home indoor air pollution: marijuana surprisingly plays a big role
Families that reported smoking cigarettes indoors had an average particle level almost double that of non-indoor-smoking families. These particles included nicotine and combustion byproducts, both linked to health issues. Surprisingly enough, marijuana smoking contributed to in-home air pollution about as much as tobacco smoking. Burning candles or incense, frying food in oil, and spraying cleaning products also led to an increase in the number of fine particles.
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Fine particles in homes of predominantly low-income families with children and smokers: Key physical and behavioral determinants to inform indoor-air-quality interventions
Our results confirm the importance of smoking, cooking, and cleaning in the elevation of indoor particle levels, as reported by other investigators. We report new findings that marijuana may lead to as comparatively large an increase in weekly particle levels as cigarettes and deserves focused futur
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Breaking: burning things indoors pollutes indoor air.
Protip: If you are going to burn your leaves, do it outdoors.