The study found that the concentrations of the toxic chemical went far above the benchmark deemed unsafe by the Environmental Protection Agency.
A flame burns on a gas stove on April 28, 2023 in New York City. throughout the home to dangerous levels for hours after use, according to a newly released study.
“We found that a single gas burner on high, or oven set to 350 Fahrenheit, for 45 minutes raised kitchen benzene concentrations above the upper estimate of benzene concentrations found in secondhand smoke in about a third of the cases that we measured,” Yannai Kashtan, a graduate student at the Stanford University Doerr School of Sustainability and lead author for this research, said in Tuesday afternoon press briefing.
The Department of Energy proposed in late January to require increased energy efficiency from gas stoves, which would reduce pollution from them. In May, House Republicansthat proposal and earlier this month they passed bills intended to thwart any potential gas stove regulation.
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