Put Food on the Back Burner
Gas ranges can produce significant amounts of indoor air pollution.
Simply cooking food on the back burners and using your range's exhaust fan can reduce indoor air pollution from cooking, according to a new study by a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientist published in Environmental Science & Technology.
The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of various ventilation fans, and found deficiencies with most. Some fans removed pollutants effectively, but were inefficient; others removed pollutants well, but were loud.
The good news is that you can reduce indoor air pollution from cooking simply by using the hood you have at the highest fan speed, and cooking on the back burner, so fumes are more likely to be captured by the exhaust system.
Related: 6 Surprising Sources of Indoor Air Pollution
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