Natural gas, when burned, releases gas/VOC byproducts that PM2.5 filters cannot remove and while Activated Carbon can remove some of it, it doesn't scale well enough to be a solution (just in terms of cost alone, but also in terms of Activated Carbon's lifecycle).
I'm all for outdoor vents to be clear, even for electric/induction. I'm just pointing out that natural gas cooking has all the same downsides as any other food cooking does but with a whole host of additional ones that are far harder to mitigate.
And, how does it compare to say water heaters and other sources of indoor gas use?
My understanding is that it’s a negligible concern. So I’d love actual numbers if you have them or know where I can find them.
They're required to vent outside.
> My understanding is that it’s a negligible concern.
You're responding to an article saying that it isn't a negligible concern.
My understanding, from something I’d read previously, was that no2 was not a big concern, and that amongst sources of no2, gas ranges were less of an issue than heaters and water heaters.
What I know is that no2 is higher outdoors. I just wonder if the danger isn’t being overstated, relative to other dangers.
For the record I favor a law requiring venting in rental units and new home construction. I wish that was what got passed because it seems like the health impacts of nonventilated cooktops of any sort, including electric, is a larger concern.