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Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by panny on Friday June 16, 2023 @07:27PM (#36365382)
CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + 2H2O

Where's the benzene?

Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by jpk on Friday June 16, 2023 @07:41PM (#36365480)
The gas piped into homes isn't 100% pure methane.
Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by grendelt on Saturday June 17, 2023 @12:02AM (#36367154)
I'm sure there's a business opportunity here. Some snake-oil "gas filter".
Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by lostlogin on Saturday June 17, 2023 @02:09AM (#36367742)
Electric.
Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by grungydan on Saturday June 17, 2023 @02:42PM (#36373149)
On which, compared to a gas range, cooking sucks total ass.
Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by lostlogin on Saturday June 17, 2023 @04:06PM (#36374050)
Induction seems pretty excellent to me, and any short comings are made up for by the ease of cleaning.
Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by fy20 on Saturday June 17, 2023 @12:19AM (#36367245)
Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by _aavaa_ on Friday June 16, 2023 @10:31PM (#36366625)
If only it were so simple. The article directly describes where the benzene comes from.
Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by panny on Sunday June 18, 2023 @03:22AM (#36378066)
>The article directly describes where the benzene comes from.

Are you referring to:

>Last year the powerful trade group criticized a peer-reviewed study showing gas stoves leak benzene even when they are turned off.

Well, yeah, if you put benzene in the stove, I guess it's gonna leak benzene. Try methane for better results and not fill your cooking devices with cancer gas? This is user error, not the stove's fault.

Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by dredmorbius on Sunday June 18, 2023 @07:01AM (#36379085)
From TFA:

"Benzene forms in flames and other high-temperature environments, such as the flares found in oil fields and refineries. We now know that benzene also forms in the flames of gas stoves in our homes," said Rob Jackson in a statement.

Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by fuzzfactor on Sunday June 18, 2023 @07:56AM (#36379358)
The instrumentation used does look groundbreaking and amazingly sensitive to benzene (also other trace toxins when targeted), calibration with known reference material looks excellent, with good correlation to established GC-MS, but there may not be complete data on possible false positive responses compared to GC-MS.

I've been a fan of Cavity Ring-Down for a couple decades, this demo might help bring the technique into some mainstream laboratories.

Wouldn't mind one of their units on the bench myself.

Also people should be aware benzene is a natural hydrocarbon found in various percentage amounts in oil reservoirs, much more present in the produced crude oil than the crude natual gas, but also often present in small amounts within the refined propane, butane, and other liquified petroleum gas products.

Mainly benzene is also present in almost all gasoline, but limited to 0.5% by volume since the clean air act of 1990.

Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by panny on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @12:00AM (#36414245)
The same news outlet that called East Palestine a "controlled burn" now wants me to worry about incomplete combustion products from gas stoves... seriously?

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1155570564/east-palestine-ohi...

Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by swifthesitation on Saturday June 17, 2023 @01:14PM (#36372172)
If I recall correctly, it had something to do with the manufacturing of the pipes used for gas stoves. I need to find the source.
Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by SkyPuncher on Saturday June 17, 2023 @10:42PM (#36376844)
I think you’re citing a theoretical reaction. Actual, likely is imperfect and creates the undesirable byproducts.