High levels of benzene in bedrooms sometimes were found hours after a stove was turned off.
Cooking with a gas stove in your kitchen can emit as much benzene into a home as second-hand tobacco smoke, depending on ventilation and the size of the house, according to new research from Stanford University.
The research is the latest to target the health and environmental impacts of cooking with gas and propane. Conservative politicians and climate-change deniers fired back. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives filed two bills aimed at preventing any bans on the stoves. Other studies have found that gas stoves release nitrogen dioxide, carbon dioxide and methane into the air, but no one previously looked at benzene emissions, Kashtan said.is a chemical found in crude oil, gasoline and cigarette smoke that can cause lymphoma, leukemia, breathing problems and irregular menstrual cycles after long-term exposure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dan Haley, president of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, criticized the Stanford study, pointing out that it was funded by a “ban gas stoves campaign.”, which focuses on methane reduction and promotes carbon credits in the private sector. High Tide’s founders also direct a foundation that installs fuel-efficient, clean-cook stoves in Latin America.
“Gas stoves have been a staple in American homes for over 100 years, and we believe consumers should be able to make choices that best suit their families and their needs,” Haley wrote. “Reports like this aim to influence consumer choice with misinformation and are unnecessarily scaring American consumers.”
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