Parkinsons disease in occupational exposure to joss paper, a report of two cases by Chew, N.K., Lee, M.K., Ali, M., Tan, C.T.

“…Both cases were working in the same joss paper shop for 15 years prior to the onset of Parkinsons disease. …”
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Effect of Burn Joss Paper Ash on Properties of Ground-Granulated Blast Furnace-Based Slag Geopolymer by Wen-Ten Kuo, Chuen-Ul Juang, Zhi-Rong Chen

Subjects: “…burn joss paper ash…”
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Dual Functional Composite of Montmorillonite-Rich/Chitosan (MCC) for Decolorizing the Water Used in Joss Paper Process: Thermodynamic, Isotherm, and Kinetic Studies by Witsarut Muangrak, Nutthavich Thouchprasitchai, Yuththaphan Phongboonchoo, Sangobtip Pongstabodee

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Multiyear emissions of carbonaceous aerosols from cooking, fireworks, sacrificial incense, joss paper burning, and barbecue as well as their key driving forces in China by Y. Cheng, Y. Cheng, S. Kong, S. Kong, L. Yao, L. Yao, H. Zheng, H. Zheng, J. Wu, J. Wu, Q. Yan, Q. Yan, S. Zheng, S. Zheng, Y. Hu, Y. Hu, Z. Niu, Z. Niu, Y. Yan, Z. Shen, G. Shen, D. Liu, S. Wang, S. Qi

“…<p>There has been controversy regarding the air pollutants emitted from sources closely related to the activities of daily life in China, such as cooking, setting off fireworks, sacrificial incense and joss paper burning, and barbecue (which have been named the five missing sources – FMSs), and the extent to which they impact the outdoor air quality. …”
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Annual air pollution caused by the Hungry Ghost Festival by Khezri, Bahareh, Chan, Y. Y., Tiong, L. Y. D., Webster, Richard David

“…Burning of joss paper and incense is still a very common traditional custom in countries with a majority Chinese population. …”
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Changes in Sacrifice by Burning and the Transfer of the Space Inhabited by Ghosts in China: Philological and Linguistic Perspectives by Cong Li, Yiyun Zhang

“…The act of burning joss paper not only embodied the Chinese concept of ancestor worship to “treat the dead as if they were alive” but also gave “fire (火)” rich religious connotations while greatly simplifying the process and cost of sacrificial rituals, thus gradually becoming popular.…”
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Emissions Characteristics of Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Incineration of Sacrificial Offerings by Shihao Zhang, Lianhong Zhong, Xi Chen, Yanan Liu, Xiaoman Zhai, Yifeng Xue, Wei Wang, Jie Liu, Kangli Xu

“…To address these problems, herein, we quantified the particulate matter and its chemical composition and the emission levels of gaseous pollutants, including SO₂, NO<i>x</i>, NMHC and CO, by performing incineration experiments of four typical sacrificial offerings (Joss paper, Funeral wreath, Taoist paper art and Yuanbao paper), and obtained the emission factors and emission characteristics for the incineration of sacrificial offerings. …”
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