Gas stoves spread harmful pollution beyond the kitchen, study finds
A study finds that the nitrogen dioxide emitted from stoves impacts the entire home, in some cases hours after the stove was turned off.
Gas Stove Pollution Harms Poor and Minority Americans Most, Study Finds
Households making under $10,000 per year experience double the exposure to pollution compared to households making more than $150,000.
Gas Stove Pollution Risk Is Greatest in Smaller Homes, Study Finds
Gas-burning ranges, a significant contributor to indoor pollution, can produce and spread particularly high levels of some pollutants in smaller spaces.
Gas Stove Pollution Lingers in Homes for Hours Even outside the Kitchen
Gas stoves spew nitrogen dioxide at levels that frequently exceed those that are deemed safe by health organizations
There's Yet Another Danger in Your Gas or Propane Stove
Gas and propane stoves create NO2 when they heat the air so much that two atoms of oxygen combine with one atom of nitrogen. Electric stoves, which don’t get as hot, do not cause the same reaction. NO2 inflames the airways,
Gas stoves increase nitrogen dioxide exposure above WHO standards – study
Science Advances report also finds people of color and low-income residents in US disproportionately affected
Study: Gas stoves expose millions to hazardous emissions
Health officials say breathing air with high levels of nitrogen dioxide can cause respiratory problems, including asthma.
Tyson Foods released 371 million pounds of pollution into U.S. waterways, report finds
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Taiwan's air pollution more likely to cause lung cancer than smoking 1 pack per day
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Peters Seeks $278 Million to Upgrade Treatment of Cross-Border Pollution
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Hungry, hungry white dwarfs: Solving the puzzle of stellar metal pollution
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SC aluminum smelter getting another pollution permit review, this time with public input
SC regulators will revisit a pollution permit application for Century Aluminum's smelter in Berkeley County, this time with ...
Pollution regulators to Tesla: Stop toxic emissions at Bay Area factory
Bay Area air quality regulators accused Tesla’s Fremont factory of routinely releasing toxic air contaminants from its ...
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Report: Nearly 40% of people in the U.S. live with unhealthy air pollution
More people across the United States — nearly 40% — are living in places with unhealthy levels of polluted air, according to ...