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I knew gas cooking released pollutants that increase risks of cardiovascular diseases and cancers, but this was new to me: In a new study, 68% of gas-fired commercial kitchens exposed cooks to unsafe temperatures >90 °F, and 53% to temps >100 °F. All electric kitchens studied stayed at safe temps.
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Combustion-derived air pollution and heat from gas-fired appliances in commercial kitchens can exceed health-based guidelines
Combustion-derived air pollution and heat from gas-fired appliances in commercial kitchens can exceed health-based guidelines, Kashtan, Yannai S, Lebel, Eric D, Lucha, Nicole, Finnegan, Colin, Huang, Gan, Sparks, Tamara L, Shankute, Abenezer, Saporito, Antonio F, Galarza, Christopher A, Jackson, Robert B, Shonkoff, Seth B C, Michanowicz, Drew R