Seth B. C. Shonkoff

Combustion-derived air pollution and heat from gas-fired appliances in commercial kitchens can exceed health-based guidelines

Commercial kitchens may expose an estimated 15.7 million U.S. workers to elevated air pollution and heat, yet real-world measurements are limited and no prior study has compared commercial kitchens with gas-fired appliances to fully electric ones. We monitored pollutants and temperature in 27 commercial kitchens in Cal...