4 ms·
For the same reason that they can say not to use lead paint, or asbestos siding...
by greedo 4y ago
For the same reason that they can say not to use lead paint, or asbestos siding...
- superbaconman 4y agoRight but is the particulate matter from burning natural gas any more harmful then the particulate matter from searing protein?
- toss1 4y agoIt is not only particulate matter but gaseous combustion products that are the problem, and gas stoves are used for a LOT more than only searing protein, starting with heating tea water. Also, just because searing protein produces bad indoor pollution, doesn't mean that any other pollution should therefore be automatically ignored. It is purely optional whether you want to use your stove to sear protein (e.g., you won't find any vegans using it for that purpose), but you don't really have an option if the only thing installed is a gas stove to heat your tea water or saute your onions...
- iamdamian 4y ago> but you don't really have an option if the only thing installed is a gas stove to heat your tea water or saute your onions... A cheap electric kettle or standalone burner is an option, isn't it? And doesn't the research indicate that fume hoods help regardless?
- toss1 4y agoSure, if you are into buying extra appliances when you already paid for one. And what about when you want to bake or broil something? & yes, fume hoods do help, with "help" doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence. They also need to be turned on to work (not likely every time you heat a pot of tea), and are noisy, and waste even more heat, blowing out cubic meters of already heated/cooled air to exhaust milligrams of pollutants. Always better to never generate the pollutants in the first place. And for the societal-level goals of reducing climate change and improving public health, it is best to do it at a societal scale, not making every individual go and spend resources to redo and workaround the work that has already been done. Far better to just not install the polluting infrastructure in the first place.
- SoftTalker 4y agoBasic chemistry, burning methane cleanly produces water and CO2. Neither is anywhere near as dangerous as lead or asbestos.
- dschuler 4y agoIt does produce a little bit of CO and NOx as well, but newer furnaces control the air mixture to keep those pretty low.
- pathartl 4y agoYes, but natural gas isn't pure methane and CO2 isn't good for the brain. Burning something without a vented hood in a closed space can be incredibly dangerous. Especially if you're talking about high rise apartment buildings where... well... hot gas rises.
- engineer_22 4y ago[flagged]
- otterley 4y agoCan you please make arguments in good faith? You’re being a jerk all over this thread.
- engineer_22 3y agoI am only a mirror, you see what is reflected unto you.
- bhickey 4y agoThe real world isn't basic chemistry and we shouldn't flippantly pretend it is. Stove gas also contains nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and formaldehyde. In a study of (approximately) all children in asthma, researchers found that stove gas explains 14% of all asthma cases.
- 3y ago