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Here is yet more proof that natural gas is not a suitable fuel for indoor
use, especially for cookstoves, but also for other uses.
I have downloaded the entire article and it is quite thorough. Our
govenment is oblivious to this danger. Please talk to your MLAs and
others to get them to react positively to protect us. We can still use
gas for many uses, like generating cheaper electricity, without causing
this unnecessary harm.
If even gas cookstoves alone were prohibited in the Maritimes it would be
a tremendously big step in health protection. The extra health care costs
are likely to be far greater than any small savings in the cost of energy
for cooking.
For the complete peer reviewed journal article, please go to the current
issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,
an American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society Publication,
available on the web at
http://www.ajrccm.org/content/vol158/issue3/
The article is in the EPIDEMIOLOGY Section, titled:
Respiratory Symptoms in Children and Indoor Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide
and Gas Stoves
David Wimberly
Reuters New Media
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Tuesday September 22 6:20 PM EDT
Gas stoves linked to childhood asthma
NEW YORK, Sep 22 (Reuters) -- Exposure to gas stoves in the home may
lead to respiratory problems in children, especially those with
asthma, researchers report.
Research reveals ``a significant adverse effect of gas stove exposure
on respiratory health in children,'' write a team of researchers led
by Dr. Maria Garrett of Monash University in Churchill, Australia.
Their report appears in the current issue of the American Journal of
Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Based on the results of previous studies, the researchers say they
suspected that nitrogen dioxide, a byproduct of gas stoves and
heaters, might trigger or exacerbate asthma symptoms. They studied the
1-year respiratory health of 148 children, 53 of whom were asthmatic.
The authors say air samples obtained from homes with gas stoves
revealed overall nitrogen dioxide levels to be ``low.'' Nevertheless,
they found that exposure to gas stoves was still a significant risk
factor for respiratory distress and asthma in children, more than
doubling their risk for respiratory symptoms.
``These results suggest that alternative methods of cooking should be
used by families with young children, particularly children with
asthma,'' the investigators say. They add that the ''appropriate
ventilation of all indoor combustible appliances, including gas
stoves, is strongly recommended.''
SOURCE: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
1998;158:891-895.
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