Is the uncontrolled burning of fossil fuels in kitchen stoves a public health concern?
“The results show that gas stove emissions significantly elevate cancer risks, in homes with medium to high gas stove usage and inadequate ventilation.”
New study, open access.
#PublicHealth #IndoorAir #Benzene #NaturalGas #GasStove #Leukemia
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389425009021
Ew we can’t even trust face products to not contain benzine.
Scientists urge caution after a carcinogen is detected in water in fire-stricken areas
Utilities in both the Eaton and Palisades fire burn scars have reported detecting the carcinogen #benzene in parts of their water systems.
State regulators have recommended the utilities issue 
“do not drink” and “do not boil” notices, which still permit residents to use the water for showers, handwashing, laundry and other daily activities.
The state said the order attempts to balance safety with the need for usable water,
while some scientists warned that using the water, even for purposes other than drinking or cooking, could pose a risk.
Studies have linked long-term exposure to benzene through inhalation or ingestion to the development of blood cancers like leukemia.
Research has also found long-term exposure can result in anemia,
which can leave patients feeling weak and tired;
a low white blood cell count, which debilitates the immune system;
and a low platelet count, which leads to excessive bleeding and bruising.
So far, two of Altadena’s three customer-owned water utilities have detected the carcinogen.
The LADWP said it was working on an online dashboard to help customers understand its testing data.
The utility tested water at 276 sites and originally found 14 where the amount of benzene exceeded allowable limits.
However, since then, the LADWP has been able to reduce the number of high benzene sites to eight by flushing water through the system.
The allowable limits of contaminants in drinking water are set based on the risks posed by daily exposure over decades.
Scientists said much less is known about the potential health implications for extreme, short-term exposure.
It is unclear whether, or how many, currently undamaged and inhabited homes may be running water contaminated by benzene and at what level.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-02-21/water-safetyfire-stricken-areas-la
#Benzene , #asbestos and #nicotine all together on the #advertising pages at the end of the book 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-12/cvs-walmart-walgreens-brand-mucinex-may-contain-cancer-causing-benzene No to #mdma but did the #fda approve these drugs which contain chemical that literally causes #cancer #benzene #coldmedicine #walmart #walgreens #mucinex
#PeaceLink ha fornito questi dati oggi in audizione al Senato. Dal novembre 2018 al 31 dicembre 2022 chi ha gestito lo stabilimento #Ilva ha accumulato passività globali per 4 miliardi e 700 milioni di euro. I dati sono di fonte certa: il governo.
Se i lavoratori Ilva fossero stati pagati per andare a fare formazione si sarebbe accumulata una passività di gran lunga inferiore e non vi sarebbero stati i ben noti picchi di #benzene cancerogeno.
After First Nation residents sickened, feds order companies to tackle benzene
Canada's Environment Minister is ordering all petrochemical companies operating in Sarnia, Ont., to take steps to control leaks of the cancer-causing chemical benzene
#globalnews #Environment #AamjiwnaangFirstNation #benzene #IneosStyrolution
https://globalnews.ca/news/10503183/after-first-nation-residents-sickened-feds-order-companies-to-tackle-benzene/
#Ontario suspends chemical plant approval over #benzene emissions. #ONPoli #BenzeneEmissions #IneosStyrolution https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/05/02/news/ontario-sarnia-chemical-plant-approval-benzene-emissions
Ont. First Nation calls for chemical plant to be shut down amid ‘dangerously high’ benzene levels
Aamjiwnaang First Nation called on the federal and provincial governments to shut down INEOS Styrolution, a chemical manufacturer.
#globalnews #Environment #AamjiwnaangFirstNation #benzene #ChemicalValley
https://globalnews.ca/news/10430626/ont-first-nation-calls-for-chemical-plant-to-be-shut-down-amid-dangerously-high-benzene-levels/
Ont. First Nation calls for chemical plant to be shut down amid ‘dangerously high’ benzene levels
Aamjiwnaang First Nation called on the federal and provincial governments to shut down INEOS Styrolution, a chemical manufacturer.
#globalnews #Environment #AamjiwnaangFirstNation #benzene #ChemicalValley
https://globalnews.ca/news/10430626/ont-first-nation-calls-for-chemical-plant-to-be-shut-down-amid-dangerously-high-benzene-levels/
Il #benzene viene di notte nel quartiere vicino all'Ilva. A #Taranto nuovo picco NOTTURNO rilevato da Arpa. #PeaceLink sollecita nuovamente il ministro Pichetto Fratin ad accertare le cause - taranto@peacelink.it
https://lists.peacelink.it/taranto/2024/03/msg00014.html
One of my grad school profs would always call hexagons with one long axis “Russian benzenes” due to typography from the 80’s. And now here I am, more than two decades later, unable to walk into this bathroom without thinking about it. #chemistry #gradschool #benzene
#OilAndGas emissions in #Utah a threat to public health, report says
#Pollutants released into the atmosphere with excess #NaturalGas create smog and endanger public health, especially in #Duschesne and #Uintah counties.
by Anastasia Hufham, Oct. 21, 2023
"When natural gas producers waste gas and emit #methane in Utah, it’s not only the economy that suffers, according to a report. Air quality, public health and the environment lose out, too.
"'It’s not just methane,' Ashley Miller, executive director of Breathe Utah, told The Salt Lake Tribune. 'It’s other hazardous #AirPollutants that we really care about for public health. When you have a real serious air quality problem in these areas, there’s people living in these areas, and we want to protect human health as much as we can.'
"In 2016, the report says, air pollution from the oil and gas industry led to eight deaths per million, as well as 1,040 asthma exacerbations per million among #children.
"Oil and gas production sites emit what are called volatile organic compounds, or #VOCs, according to the report, when companies release natural gas into the atmosphere through #flaring, #venting and #leaking.
"Volatile organic compounds create ground-level #ozone, better known as #smog, which is a major public health concern in Utah. The report notes that volatile organic compounds in smog can worsen respiratory conditions, like #asthma, and even cause #HeartDisease. Also, #benzene, another pollutant released during oil and gas production, has been proven to cause #cancer.
The report was published by Synapse Energy Economics, Inc., a research and consulting firm; the Environmental Defense Fund, a nonprofit focused on finding solutions to environmental pollution; and Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonpartisan watchdog group that advocates for the responsible use of taxpayer dollars.
"The report states that Utah’s #FossilFuel producers released 16 billion cubic feet of natural gas in 2019, and 87% was lost from wells leaking natural gas due to faulty equipment.
"Duschesne and Uintah counties — where 85% of oil and gas wells are concentrated in the state — received F grades from the American Lung Association’s State of the Air report this year. Those two counties cover the Uinta Basin, where the #Uintah and #Ouray Indian Reservation is also located.
"'We really understand the importance and value of the fossil fuel industry in Utah, especially to those communities where it’s really the only source of revenue and jobs,' Miller said.
"Petroleum production in the Uinta Basin isn’t slowing down. The oil industry is booming in Duschesne and Uintah counties, and statewide oil and gas employment grew by 16% between 2021 and 2022.
"Emissions from oil and gas production also have concerning environmental impacts. Oil and gas production is a large emitter of methane, a #GreenhouseGas more powerful than carbon dioxide, which is the largest component of natural gas.
"The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposal to reduce methane emissions by ensuring that wells are checked frequently for leaks using monitoring equipment. The proposal would also require companies to continue monitoring wells for emissions until they are plugged after production."
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/10/21/oil-gas-emissions-utah-threat/
There should be more people sending the warning out.
This SHOULD BE ON THE FRONT PAGES IN BC?ALBERTA?NWT etc.
Even buried water pipes can become poisoned.
[look elsewhere for explainers, but if water pressure falls, because of the fire and leaks, and the air is in warning stages, pipes can draw poisons into the water]
Discovered after California wildfires.
FILTERING THE WATER DOES NOT HELP!
Ask health units for info.
Residents across multiple states notice strange and worrisome new scent in the air: ‘Certainly a health concern’
Story by Erin Feiger, July 18, 2023
"The Weather Network reported recently that in areas of Eastern and Midwestern #Canada and the #UnitedStates where #wildfire #smoke is heaviest, residents have noticed a burnt #plastic smell in the air.
"While this may sound odd, there is a clear reason for smoky skies to smell like a trash fire instead of a campfire.
"Kang Sun, an assistant professor at the University at Buffalo studying the chemistry and physics of the Earth’s atmosphere, explained to The New York Times that when biomass like branches, trees, and leaves burn, they spew volatile organic compounds (#VOCs) into the air.
"When these VOCs are first created, their reaction with the atmosphere causes the campfire smell typically associated with wildfires. As the VOCs linger in the air, however, they interact with ultraviolet (#UV) radiation to create #pollutants like #benzene and #formaldehyde, which smell like burning plastic, as explained by The Weather Network.
"The more wildfires there are, the more smoke and toxic chemicals there will be in the air, which can have negative effects on the health of both humans and animals."
#NautralGas #stoves #pollute homes with #benzene, which is linked to #cancer
Researchers at Stanford University found that among the pollutants emitted from gas stoves is benzene, which is linked to cancer. "Levels of benzene can reach higher than those found in secondhand tobacco smoke and the benzene pollution can spread throughout a home," reports NPR.
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/16/1181299405/gas-stoves-pollute-homes-with-benzene-which-is-linked-to-cancer
