HomeNewsStudy finds combustion from gas stoves can raise indoor levels of chemical linked to blood cell cancers
19Июн
Study finds combustion from gas stoves can raise indoor levels of chemical linked to blood cell cancers
by
A chemical linked to a higher risk of leukemia and other blood cell cancers creeps into millions of homes whenever residents light their gas stoves. A new Stanford-led analysis finds that a single gas cooktop burner on high or a gas oven set to 350 degrees Fahrenheit can raise indoor levels of the carcinogen benzene above those in secondhand tobacco smoke. Benzene also drifts throughout a home and lingers for hours in home air, according to the paper published in Environmental Science & Technology.