“I didn’t expect to see pollutant concentrations breach health benchmarks in bedrooms within an hour of gas stove use, and stay there for hours after the stove is turned off,” senior author Rob Jackson, a professor at Stanford University’s Doerr ...

Gas-burning ranges, a significant contributor to indoor pollution, can produce and spread particularly high levels of some pollutants in smaller spaces.

“Whether you have a gas stove, or electric stove, there's very, very high justification and need for indoor settings, kitchens in particular, to have improved ventilation,” he says. “To me that has to be addressed simultaneously.”

In this article, Dr. Adriana Davis, Family Medicine, shares her expert insights of the findings and provides Virginia residents with evidence-based recommendations for protecting their health.Why This

A study led by Stanford researchers says nitrogen dioxide exposure from gas stoves could be responsible for an estimated 19,000 deaths per year.