When the blue flame fires up on a gas stove, there's more than heat coming off the burner. Researchers at Stanford University found that among the pollutants emitted from stoves is benzene, which is ...

In 29% of a subset of the cases examined, the study found that "a single gas burner on high or an oven set to 350 degrees ...

A gas stove doesn't have to be on to be leaking deadly benzene Editor at Large The U.S. goes through a lot of natural gas, consuming more than 30 trillion cubic feet of it last year, according to the ...

Natural gas stoves and ovens can leak harmful chemicals inside homes even when they're not in use. About 47 million U.S. households use such appliances, according to the federal Energy Information ...

Natural gas stoves commonly emit toxic chemicals into homes, even when the appliances are not in use. A study published today in Environmental Science & Technology found that, when researchers took ...

As a pediatrician, a big part of my work is to advise families on nutrition and healthy eating. These days, I find myself talking with parents and patients more often about how they prepare their food ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Cooking with a gas stove in your kitchen can emit as much benzene into a home as second-hand tobacco smoke, depending on ventilation and the size of the ...

Benzene is a naturally occurring chemical compound. Scientists can also make it in a laboratory, and companies widely use it as a solvent in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Exposure to ...

Benzene is one of the most commonly used chemicals in the United States. It’s a natural component of crude oil and is also used in manufacturing plastics, rubbers, pesticides, and other chemicals. You ...