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Gas Stoves: $5,258 Health Cost, Major Indoor Pollutants

11/10/2025

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A New Zealand study finds gas stoves significantly contribute to indoor air pollution and impose substantial health and economic costs in homes worldwide.
The annual health cost of a gas stove is estimated at $5,258, mostly due to childhood asthma.
Unflued gas heaters and open fires cost $11,680 and $31,135 annually, respectively.
The economic cost, including lost life and health, is about $9,058 per year.

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Story summary

A New Zealand study finds gas stoves significantly contribute to indoor air pollution and impose substantial health and economic costs in homes worldwide.
The annual health cost of a gas stove is estimated at $5,258, mostly due to childhood asthma.
Unflued gas heaters and open fires cost $11,680 and $31,135 annually, respectively.
The economic cost, including lost life and health, is about $9,058 per year.