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Kitchen Exposure Checker

Estimate your cooking-related exposure from stove type, home size and extraction, and print what to change first.

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This tool gives general information based on the research summarised in What Cooking Puts in Your Air, and What Actually Clears It. It is not a medical device, does not diagnose, and does not replace advice from your clinician.

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What this is based on


Every output names at least one verified PubMed source. Identifiers were verified on 2026-10-11 in an earlier batch and carried over into this build; they were not re-queried here, and no retraction database was checked. Verification was at abstract level.


Kashtan 2023
Kashtan YS, Nicholson M, Finnegan C, et al. Gas and Propane Combustion from Stoves Emits Benzene and Increases Indoor Air Pollution. Environ Sci Technol. 2023;57(26):9653-9663. doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c09289. PMID: 37319002.
PMID 37319002 · observational study · weight 0.5 · abstract level
Kashtan 2024
Kashtan Y, Nicholson M, Finnegan CJ, et al. Nitrogen dioxide exposure, health outcomes, and associated demographic disparities due to gas and propane combustion by U.S. stoves. Sci Adv. 2024;10(18):eadm8680. doi:10.1126/sciadv.adm8680. PMID: 38701214.
PMID 38701214 · observational study · weight 0.5 · abstract level
Kuramochi 2023
Kuramochi H, Tsurumi R, Ishibashi Y. Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Ventilation on Intellectual Productivity. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023;20(8):5576. doi:10.3390/ijerph20085576. PMID: 37107857.
PMID 37107857 · systematic review meta analysis · weight 1.0 · abstract level


Limits: This is an editorial score, not a measurement of your air. The underlying studies measured pollutant levels in US homes, not health outcomes, and emission rates vary by appliance.







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