Also a lot of particulate air pollution is generated inside the home. I bought a few sensors, and was quite astonished how loudly they all complained when I, for instance, fried bacon or cleaned the shower with off-the-shelf cleaning chemicals.
Not so big a difference as you might expect: bacon fat particles can be very small, and those that reach your alveolae are quite harmful, cumulatively.
Benzene you breathe enters your bloodstream, for a different sort of harm. You need a carbon filter to remove that from your air.
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Also a lot of particulate air pollution is generated inside the home. I bought a few sensors, and was quite astonished how loudly they all complained when I, for instance, fried bacon or cleaned the shower with off-the-shelf cleaning chemicals.
Are these household VOCs actually harmful, though? I get that VOCs from car exhaust or a factory are terrible, but is it true also for cooking bacon?
Some are, sure, but to the point I believe you're considering there's a big difference between benzene and bacon fat.
Not so big a difference as you might expect: bacon fat particles can be very small, and those that reach your alveolae are quite harmful, cumulatively.
Benzene you breathe enters your bloodstream, for a different sort of harm. You need a carbon filter to remove that from your air.