Summary
The UK market for air care products is expected to grow to ?674 million this year - and for this episode, we're investigating just how these products tackle bad smells in our homes. Can air fresheners really "eliminate" stinky odours with science, or do they just smell nicer? And what does using them do for our air quality? That's what listener Conor from Manchester wants to know. He joins Greg in the studio, alongside two experts - Nicola Carslaw, a professor in indoor air chemistry? at the University of York, and emeritus professor of chemo-reception at the University of Manchester, Krishna Persaud.
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| 0:00.0 | Before this BBC podcast kicks off, I'd like to tell you about some others you might enjoy. |
| 0:05.1 | My name's Will Wilkin and I Commission Music Podcast for the BBC. |
| 0:08.7 | It's a really cool job, but every day we get to tell the incredible stories behind songs, |
| 0:13.5 | moments and movements, stories of struggle and success, rises and falls, the funny, the ridiculous. |
| 0:19.1 | And the BBC's position, at the heart of British music |
| 0:21.7 | means we can tell those stories like no one else. |
| 0:24.5 | We were, are and always will be right there at the centre of the narrative. |
| 0:28.6 | So whether you want an insightful take on music right now |
| 0:31.3 | or a nostalgic deep dive into some of the most famous and infamous moments in music, |
| 0:36.1 | check out the music podcasts on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:40.2 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. Hello, I'm Greg Foote and welcome to the show that |
| 0:49.1 | investigates the wonder products promising to make you happier, healthier or greener. Each episode, I run one of your suggested wonder products through the evidence mill |
| 0:57.7 | to find out if they are indeed the best thing since sliced bread or marketing BS. |
| 1:03.1 | And for this new batch of investigations, I am up in a studio in Salford. |
| 1:07.0 | I'm sitting alongside a sliced bread listener, and we have two experts here to explore and discuss |
| 1:12.1 | the wonder product of choice. This week, the listener is Connor Richards from Manchester. Hey, Connor. |
| 1:19.4 | Hi, Greg. I was in the supermarket the other day, and I noticed they had an entire aisle full of air |
| 1:23.9 | fresheners, and I thought, what are these all for? There were some that claims they could |
| 1:27.7 | eliminate odors. What's the effect of these air fresheners on air quality and our health? And do they |
| 1:34.1 | actually work? Can an air freshener really eliminate odors when you're just adding something to the |
| 1:38.9 | air? It's such a good question. I've got a few air fresheners in front of us on the table here |
| 1:43.4 | that we can go through. |
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