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New research shows gas stove emissions contribute to 19,000 deaths annually (arstechnica.com)

submitted 4 months ago by jeffw to c/health

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[–] waddle_dee 24 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It's not bullshit, and this has been known for quite some time.

Edit: its been known that pollutants are emitted from gas stoves and ovens and those contribute to cancer and other things.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm surprised anyone would think there wasn't harmful pollutants emitted when combusted, it's burning things. I would have thought the exhaust fans above them though were enough to make it a non issue.

Too lazy to read the actual report, but hopefully they're able to properly account for the differences in deaths caused when using proper ventilation vs not using proper ventilation, and show the risk factor between the two.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The gentle breeze that a microwave venthood blows 6 inches above your head isn't exactly premium-grade ventilation. It's not even ventilation at all, really. The gas is just moved like a foot up before it fills the room.

[–] Buddahriffic 1 points 4 months ago

I don't even have a gas range but still hate the microwave mounted over top the stove. If I'm boiling water, it doesn't matter if the range fan is on, it's condensing on the microwave's surfaces. And I don't burn things on the stove often, but if I do it would be nice to vent that outside, like the whole point of a fucking range fan is you stupid fucking cheap developers.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName 1 points 4 months ago

They aren't all that bad though, those would fall into the bad ventilation side of things.