A study published in Science Advances (SA) in May found that households with gas or propane stoves have unhealthy levels of the pollutant nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which can intensify asthma attacks. The concentrations may extend to distant bedrooms and linger for hours even after turning off the stove.
“I didn’t expect to see pollutant concentrations breach health benchmarks in bedrooms within an hour of gas stove use, and stay there for hours after the stove is turned off,” senior author Rob Jackson, a professor at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability said in a press release. “Pollution from gas and propane stoves isn’t just an issue for cooks or people in the kitchen. It’s the whole family’s problem.”...
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