- Using a gas stove can raise indoor concentrations of benzene, a cancer-linked chemical, to above what’s found in secondhand smoking or even beyond levels found next to oil and gas facilities https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c09289 55 comments science
- Gas and Propane Combustion from Stoves Emits Benzene and Increases Indoor Air Pollution (June 2023) https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c09289 5 comments science
Linking pages
- Study finds more evidence gas stoves are bad for human health: ‘Worse than secondhand smoke’ https://www.yahoo.com/news/study-finds-more-evidence-gas-stoves-are-bad-for-human-health-worse-than-secondhand-smoke-213533300.html 317 comments
- Gas stoves emit benzene levels above secondhand smoke, US study finds | Gas stoves | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/20/gas-stoves-benzene-levels-study 122 comments
- People with gas and propane stoves breathe more unhealthy nitrogen dioxide | Stanford News https://news.stanford.edu/2024/05/03/people-gas-propane-stoves-breathe-unhealthy-nitrogen-dioxide/ 84 comments
- Study Compares Gas Stove Fumes to Secondhand Cigarette Smoke - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/17/climate/gas-stoves-benzene-cigarettes.html 76 comments
- Pollution from gas stoves can be worse than secondhand smoke - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/23767216/pollution-gas-stoves-benzene-secondhand-smoke-stanford-study 48 comments
- Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to cancer https://text.npr.org/1181299405 26 comments
- ‘Nobody ever saw anything like this before’: how methane emissions are pushing the Amazon towards environmental catastrophe | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/17/methane-climate-crisis-amazon-peat-permafrost-vegan-heat-pumps 26 comments
- Benzene in air increases cancer risk. What's the state of our air then? https://molecularspec.substack.com/p/benzene-toxicity-in-the-air 1 comment