New modeling reveals that high-emitting gas stoves can silently spread benzene throughout the entire home, raising cancer risk well beyond the kitchen, especially in small or unventilated dwellings.
Study: Exposure and health risks of benzene from combustion by gas stoves: A modelling approach in U.S. homes. Image Credit: goodbishop / Shutterstock
Gas stoves in the US burn propane or natural gas, producing nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, and benzene among the byproducts. Chronic benzene exposure causes leukemia. A recent Journal of Hazardous Materials study examined benzene exposure among Americans using gas stoves.
Introduction
Americans spend 90% of their time indoors and are affected by indoor air pollution. 47 million American households use natural gas stoves, while hundreds of millions of…