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A candle chemical study by researchers at South Carolina State University found that petroleum-based paraffin candles "released unwanted chemicals into the air," said lead researcher chemistry professor Ruhullah Massoudi. "For a person who lights a candle every day for years or just uses them frequently, inhalation of these dangerous pollutants drifting in the air could contribute to the development of health risks like cancer, common allergies and even asthma,” said Massoud

.A study on candle emissions by environmental and health researchers from the University of South Florida found that candle soot may include phthalates, lead, toulene and benzene. Scented candles, according to the EPA, are the major source of candle soot. Other factors that can increase the amount of soot include longer wicks and burning a candle in a draft, according to an EPA report on candles and indoor pollution. A 1997 study from researchers at the University of Bayreuth in Germany found that burning candles emit trace amounts of organic chemicals, including acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, acrolein and naphthalene.