omg, is this for real? weird how recent conspiracy rumbling about gvmnt taking away gas stoves may have been covering for a real conspiracy. First I’ve read about benzene in stove fumes. Like cooking w/gas

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    This is why it’s so important to have (and use) a hood that vents to the outside. These used to be standard features in homes, but it’s increasingly common just to have a recirculating hood with a grease filter. If you’re in one o those kitchens, open a window.

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      From another news story posted here yesterday or the day before: vent hoods are not strong enough to get all the contaminants.

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        We don’t expect them to vent all contaminants but to reduce the density so they don’t cause significant harm.

        If they don’t do that, its a regulatory failure.

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      It’s crazy how builders are even allowed to cheap out by building housing with a stove vent hood that only vents indoors. One of the first things I did on my house when I moved in was replace the vent hood with a higher flow one, add a booster fan inline with the duct work, and replace the flex duct with sheet metal ducting. I can’t imagine cooking without it and I don’t even cook with gas.