Gas stoves account for 12.7% of childhood asthma cases in the US
Brady Seals · A surprising history of gas stove pollution · Feb 15, 2023 · at 7:39
RMI researcher Brady Seals explains the results of her co-authored study estimating childhood asthma attribution from gas stove use.
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“We found that 12.7% of childhood asthma Could be attributed to gas stove use, but in some states it was much higher because, for example, in Illinois, 80% of households with children cook with gas, and so for, in that state, it was about 21%, similar in California and New York.”
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