A new study found that gas stoves in California houses are leaking the cancer-causing chemical, benzene; moderate levels were found in Bay Area homes.
The study, conducted by PSE Healthy Energy, screened for more than 70 different compounds. Benzene was found the most, though some levels were higher than others.
"We tested in San Francisco, we tested in Oakland, some in San Jose, and up and down the Peninsula," Lebel said. "The Bay Area was not low by any means. Let’s say that… We found the concentrations overall, including the Bay Area, were 10 times higher than what we found in Boston." Benzene is on the EPA's list of hazardous air pollutants and is linked to leukemia. Lebel said it is a reproductive toxin and can cause disorders in the blood. Health experts said if benzene accumulates in the body over a person's lifetime, it can increase health risks."The highest emitting stoves and the stoves with the highest concentrations of benzene could create indoor concentrations of benzene in your house comparable to living with a smoker," Lebel said.
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