A video featuring Brandon Boor, a Purdue University associate professor of civil engineering in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering, has been uploaded to the AP Video Hub. In the video, he explains what respiratory problems gas stoves and other stovetops can cause and how proper ventilation can help keep kitchen air clean. This video can be found at https://bit.ly/3IPjepj.
Recent research has shown that the use of gas stoves for cooking has led to an increased prevalence of childhood asthma.
Boor says that exposure to nitrogen oxides during the combustion process can trigger asthma attacks and other respiratory illnesses. However, he points out that any cooking process produces indoor air pollution, regardless of what stovetop people use. Boor advocates for improved ventilation in the home environment, especially in kitchens. This can be achieved through the proper use of vent hoods that extract particles from the kitchen to the outdoors.
Boor says that removing gas appliances can help improve air quality, but that better overall home ventilation and filtration will help reduce exposure to particles generated through cooking.
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