Health Effects of Gas Cooking Ranges
Susan Buchanan, MD, MPH
University of Illinois at Chicago
School of Public Health
December 2024
Why do we care?
https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/data-visualizations/default.htm
Using natural gas in the kitchen releases:
to travel to the smallest airways
Nitrogen dioxide – evidence of exposure in the kitchen
Logue JM, Klepeis NE, Lobscheid AB, Singer BC. 2014. Pollutant exposures from natural gas cooking burners: a simulation-based assessment for Southern California. Environ Health Perspect 122:43–50;
Nitrogen dioxide health effects
Depayras, S., Kondakova, T., Heipieper, H. J., Feuilloley, M. G., Orange, N., & Duclairoir-Poc, C. (2018). The Hidden Face of Nitrogen Oxides Species: From Toxic Effects to Potential Cure? InTech.
Asthma and Natural Gas – December 2022
“12.7% (95% CI = 6.3–19.3%) of current childhood asthma in the US is attributable to gas stove use.”
Particulate Matter <2.5 microns diameter (PM2.5)
Basith S, Manavalan B, Shin TH, Park CB, Lee W-S, Kim J, Lee G. The Impact of Fine Particulate Matter 2.5 on the Cardiovascular System: A Review of the Invisible Killer. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(15):2656. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12152656
Children – our canaries in the coal mine
Increased breathing: 400 vs 150 mL/min per kg
Increased food intake: 45 vs 10-15 gm/kg/day
Water: 28 vs 5-10 gm/kg/day
Museum of Cannock Chase
http://performancejourneys.com/what-are-your-canaries-in-the-coal-mine/
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/national-coal
-mining-museum.html