Researchers find that going to Church may be bad for your health

University of Maastricht researcher Theo de Kok and colleagues measured levels of fine particulates in the air of a small chapel and a local basilica after experiments in which they burned candles for nine hours and simulated a service in which incense was burned.

Fine particulate matter - defined as solid particles with a diameter of 10 microns or less - is a devil among air pollutants.

These particles are so small that they can reach very deep into the lungs and, as they often comprise soot, metals or carcinogens, can cause a range of problems ranging from cancer to heart disease.

De Kok's team were astonished to find that, after the usual nine hours of candle-burning, church air had between 600 to 1 000 microgrammes of fine particulate matter per cubic metre.

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Looks like that's one thing I pesonally don't have to worry about.