Gas stoves are responsible for 12.7% of U.S. childhood asthma cases, a new study in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health finds. That proportion is much higher in states such as Illinois (21.1%) California (20.1%) and New York (18.8%), where gas stoves are more prevalent.
higher nitrogen dioxide concentrations than homes with electric stoves. When burned, gas also emits harmful substances such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and formaldehyde, which is a known carcinogen.
of deaths from chronic respiratory disease. And natural gas is mostly methane, which is also an ingredient in smog formation., according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Global warming also worsens air pollution, as hotter weather contributes to smog formation.banning the installation of gas appliances
Researchers are also discovering that gas stoves and ovens may pollute indoor air when they're not even in use. A January 2021 study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology found that gas, and it estimated that in the U.S. their leaked methane emissions are equivalent to the carbon emissions of half a million cars.
The researchers in the newest study recommend two approaches to reducing indoor pollution from gas stoves: either improving ventilation or replacing them with clean alternatives such as electric stoves. They lean heavily towards the latter.
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