Cooking on gas without mechanical ventilation causes indoor nitrogen dioxide pollution that exceeds World Health Organisation air quality guidelines
A report found lab tests showed that gas hobs produced carbon monoxide, particulate matter and other pollutants that can cause severe health effects, particularly for children. Photograph: Justin Paget/GettyGas cookers cause weekly breaches of air pollution limits in Irish homes, a new study suggests.
Cooking on gas in a typical European kitchen without mechanical ventilation causes indoor nitrogen dioxide pollution that exceeds the World Health Organisation air quality guidelines multiple times each week throughout the year, the report suggests. Separate lab tests showed that gas hobs also produced carbon monoxide, particulate matter and other pollutants that can cause severe health effects, particularly for children, the report, by the non-profit energy efficiency group CLASP, and the European Public Health Alliance said.
The number of children in Ireland with asthma symptoms occurring within the last 12 months due to cooking on gas is estimated at roughly 10,000, while 12 per cent of EU child-asthma cases are due to gas cooking, according to the report.
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