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Boiling water increases indoor humidity.
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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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4 sources for · 0 against
Is it true that boiling water increases indoor humidity?
Unclear. The retrieved sources only partially touch the claim: one notes that hot water in a bathroom raises relative humidity, and others mention boiling water degrading indoor air, but none directly measures or states that boiling water increases indoor humidity.
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Evidence for · 4
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What is the health effect of low indoor humidity?. (n.d.). health.stackexchange.com. https://health.stackexchange.com/questions/20600
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Calculating indoor humidity -- do I need to account for pressure?. (n.d.). physics.stackexchange.com. https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/606412
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Emily, F., Ayse, E., & Angela, H. (2024). Data from: Do the health benefits of boiling drinking water outweigh the negative impacts of increased indoor air pollution exposure?. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.9zw3r22jz
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Data from: Health trade-offs of boiling drinking water with solid fuels: A modeling study. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.9zw3r22jz
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