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Gas stove emissions increasing childhood asthma rates, adult deaths: Stanford study
Gas stoves in over 40 million U.S. homes may cause pediatric asthma, with an estimated 50,000 cases linked to nitrogen dioxide exposure, per a recent study.
Nitrogen dioxide levels in half of tested homes exceeded guidelines within 25 minutes of gas stove use, posing health risks according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Long-Term exposure to nitrogen dioxide from gas stoves possibly contributes to 19,000 adult deaths yearly and 200,000 childhood asthma cases annually due to formaldehyde and benzene release.