Benzo[e]Pyrene

Vehicle exhaust; residential wood/coal burning; wildfires; tobacco smoke; industrial combustion; tar/soot; grilled or smoked foods [1].

Breathing air near traffic, wood stoves, or fires; secondhand smoke; eating charred/smoked meats; skin contact with contaminated soil, dust, or soot [1].

PAH mixtures can irritate eyes/lungs and, with long-term exposure, raise cancer risk; BeP indicates PAH pollution and attaches to particles you can inhale [1][2][3].

People who smoke or live/work around smoke or heavy traffic; firefighters; asphalt, coke/steel, or foundry workers; infants, children, and pregnancy are more sensitive [1].

Avoid smoke; don’t smoke indoors; use kitchen ventilation; limit charred/smoked foods; maintain wood stoves and burn dry wood; follow air-quality alerts and use HEPA filtration during smoke events; wash hands after soot/soil contact [1][4].