A feast cooked up by Assistant Professor Nadine Borduas-Dedekind and her research group, has revealed singlet oxygen indoors for the first time.
Singlet oxygen is an oxidant. These chemical compounds can be beneficial—ozone in the stratosphere is one example—but can also cause stress to our lungs, contributing to the development of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease in the long term.
“Our next steps include determining just how this oxidant might affect humans and how much we’re breathing in when we cook. Could it play a role in some cooking-related diseases?” says Dr. Nadine Borduas-Dedekind.
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Listen to Dr. Borduas-Dedekind's interview with Simi Sara on 980 CKNW Mornings with Simi here.