The risk of children with cancer from the stove is almost twice that of adults!

According to RCO News Agency, A new study introduces the stove to toxic chemicals spreading on carcinogenic surfaces. This study focuses on benzene, which is produced by burning natural gas or propane and is previously known as an increase in the risk of cancer.

Researchers, led by a team from the University of Stanford, measured the release of benzene from gas stoves in four homes, also analyzed gas movement in a smaller number of locations, and made computer models on how to publish benzene.

Data show that for homes with stoves that have the highest benzene and have the least ventilation, the risk of cancer caused by benzene is significantly increased, especially for children, where the lifelong risk is 3.5 times higher than adults.

Researchers wrote in their published article: Natural stoves and propane benzene publish a well -known carcinogenic substance through combustion. The study evaluates the exposure of benzene at the population level and its related health risks to the United States for 1.5 million, which were exposed to 5 % of the highest benzene gases.

This study produced numerous data. The risk of cancer for smaller apartments and homes was as much as you might expect. While benzene is often expanded to the bedroom and increases the risk, because we spend most of our time there.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if one million people are exposed to the carcinogenic level of a substance, one can expect one to get cancer because of it.

The analysis showed that the risk of lifelong cancer in the bedroom was the risk of lifelong cancer for children and 0.8 to 1.2 per million for adults, much higher than the recommended levels of the World Health Organization.

It is important to note that these are the worst scenarios for the highest emissions of benzene and the lowest level of ventilation, but highlight potential risks, especially for children who have less body weight and faster breathing rates.

Researchers say: These values ​​can vary depending on the size of the home, the weather, the use of hoods, the ventilation of the home and other factors in the home, the frequency and duration of the stoves and torches and vary from person to person in metabolic and other physiological properties.

The good news of this study is that increasing ventilation (even opening one window) and reducing the number of times the use of stove is a big difference, which is what researchers are interested in raising awareness.

Researchers say in the United States, people spend an average of 5 % of their time at home, and with this increase, further studies on indoor air pollution are needed.

They say: This study emphasizes the importance of addressing interior air pollutants related to combustion to protect public health, especially in limited ventilation homes.

The study is published in the journal Hazardous Materials.

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