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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Ajit Niranjan

Pollutants from gas stoves kill 40,000 Europeans each year, report finds

A pan on a gas hob
One in three households in the EU cook with gas. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

Gas stoves kill 40,000 Europeans each year by pumping pollutants into their lungs, a report has found, a death toll twice as high as that from car crashes.

The cookers spew harmful gases linked to heart and lung disease but experts warn there is little public awareness of their dangers. On average, using a gas stove shaved nearly two years off the lives of those who died, according to a study of households in the EU and UK.

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