date:Sep 26, 2012
istrict in California.
As part of the study, UCR researcher George Karavalakis is probing the health effects of burger smoke. When grease drips onto a flame it forms soot, which is composed of very fine particles that work their way deep into the lungs. But it's unclear yet whether the smoke from cooking meat is as toxic as, for example, diesel soot.
The health consequences of diesel emissions are well documented. Fine particles have been linked to asthma, cancer, heart attacks and more than