Benzene

Acne products from brands including Proactiv, Target Corp.’s Up & Up and Clinique have elevated levels of the carcinogen, an independent testing laboratory said in a petition filed with the US Food and Drug Administration late Tuesday. The lab asked the FDA to recall the affected treatments — all of which contain the active ingredient benzoyl peroxide — while regulators investigate.  Benzene is a natural component of gasoline and tobacco smoke and can cause leukemia in high…

CLIMATEWIRE | Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, emitting more of the known carcinogen than present in secondhand smoke, according to a new study. The study — recently published in Environmental Science & Technology — is the first to examine benzene levels inside homes with gas stoves. It comes as battles grow over state and local efforts to phase out the appliances. Researchers sampled the air of California and Colorado homes with gas ovens and cooktops, comparing it to the air in homes with electric ones.…

New research this month adds more fuel to the debate over gas stoves. The study found that gas and propane stoves emitted detectable amounts of benzene, a common air pollutant and carcinogen. Benzene levels were often above recommended safety thresholds and could linger for hours after the stoves were turned off in some homes.Republicans Create Culture War Over… Stoves Earlier this year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission made headlines after one of its commissioners, Richard Trumka Jr, suggested that the agency might…

Blue flames rise from the burner of a natural gas stove June 11, 2003 in Orange, California.Photo: David McNew (Getty Images)Natural gas stoves commonly emit toxic chemicals into homes, even when the appliances are not in use. A study published today in Environmental Science & Technology found that, when researchers took samples from gas stoves in California, nearly all of them were leaking harmful levels of benzene, which is known to cause cancer in humans. The amount emitted from some stoves was up to seven times…

Air pollution has been one of the major factors leading to climate change and global warming. Despite countless efforts to put a curb on toxic pollutants, there has been no permanent or temporary solution to the growing harm. Recently, a group of scientists from the University of Limerick, Ireland, have come up with an idea that can control air pollution by soaking the pollutants. They team has developed a new material that can engulf in atmospheric pollutants and toxic components. The material, with its unique features,…