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Originally Posted by blueash
I completely agree with you, as I suspect the Consumer Product Safety people will as well... if your statement that venting removes the risk is true.
Do you know it is true? Did you read the research? Do gas stoves produce toxins and significant indoor air pollutants even when they are not being used thus not being ventilated even if you were to require that a vent be running if the stove is in use?
The question to be addressed is what are the risks and what are the mitigation options available. If the risk is high enough and it can not be mitigated then banning is an option. I suggest you click on the link early in this thread which goes to an article. Within that article is another link that takes you to a review of the available studies, as I recall about 80 of them.
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NO2 is highly toxic to the upper respiratory system at higher than environmental concentrations so the study outcome is no surprise to me. Probably similar for fireplaces, wood burning stoves, etc.
NO2 is a by product of combustion, so no emission from electronic ignition devices when not in use.
No doubt ventllation systems can be designed to provide the air exchanges per hour needed to reduce emission to that measured outdoors as concludefld in the article:
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Good ventilation systems can reduce the health risks of cooking with gas. But Trumka said it’s important that your stove’s exhaust hood connects to a vent outside your home."