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Nanoparticles released from a toaster

Indoor air quality - nanoparticle emissions from toasters


With a focus on indoor air quality, we wondered what the particle emissions from a toaster would be. Before we even put any bread in, it turns out that the hot element is a significant source of very small particles which persist in the environment after the toaster turns off. Presumably these are metal oxides from the element?

Watch the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5jCBMaWVME