Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to cancer
Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to cancer
Benzene is among the pollutants gas stoves emit into homes, Stanford University researchers show. The toxin is linked to a higher risk of leukemia and other blood cell cancers.
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The bottom of this EPA Document says that following the lifetime limit of benzene exposure will result in a likelihood of developing cancer at 1 in a million chances.
The article didn't mention exposure limits, but I would think that stovetop production of benzene is far less than industrial sources of exposure such as the oil industry or on tankers, that the federal limits were created for.
... Huh. So it seems like a gas stove at home won't actually add thaaat much cancer risk?