Residents of households with gas or propane stoves are regularly inhaling pollutants that are both exacerbating childhood asthma rates and causing early death, a coast-to-coast study of U.S. homes found.



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Gas stove emissions increasing childhood asthma rates, adult deaths: Stanford study

Gas and propane stoves significantly increase exposure to nitrogen dioxide in rooms throughout the home, and these unsafe levels of exposure have had harmful effects on the health of tens of thousands of people in the United States, according to a new study.

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Gas stoves expose millions in the US to unsafe limits of nitrogen dioxide, and disadvantaged communities face higher risk

A study finds that the nitrogen dioxide emitted from stoves impacts the entire home, in some cases hours after the stove was turned off.

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Jeff Bezos

Gas stoves spread harmful pollution beyond the kitchen, study finds

Residents of households with gas or propane stoves are regularly inhaling pollutants that are both exacerbating childhood asthma rates and causing early death, a coast-to-coast study of U.S. homes found.

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Gas stoves are likely giving some children asthma, a study says. Nitrogen dioxide, which forms when natural gas is burned, can irritate airways and worsen breathing problems.

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Gas and propane stoves linked to 50,000 cases of childhood asthma, study finds

People living in smaller residences, 800 square feet or less, were exposed to the highest concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, according to the study.

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Portland

Cumberland County

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A study of air pollution in U.S. homes found that households with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide.

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People with gas and propane stoves breathe more unhealthy nitrogen dioxide, study finds

Nitrogen dioxide from open flames can be a serious health risk.

Time Magazine

Marc Benioff

There's Yet Another Danger in Your Gas or Propane Stove

Health officials say breathing air with high levels of nitrogen dioxide can cause respiratory problems, including asthma.

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Study: Gas stoves expose millions to hazardous emissions

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Gas Stoves Could Leave Your Lungs Vulnerable to Nitrogen Dioxide

Gas and propane stoves emit nitrogen dioxide when the burners are on, meaning the pollutant can trigger asthma, coughing, wheezing, and other health problems.

Gas stove emissions increasing childhood asthma rates, adult deaths: Stanford study

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