EN Webinar: The Dangers of Burning Gas in the Home
September 22 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT
In some ways, burning gas in your home can be as dangerous as secondhand smoke. From nitrogen oxides to carbon monoxide to benzene, combusting natural gas releases a whole cocktail of dangerous pollutants into our homes.
Join us for a webinar on the health risks of using natural gas indoors. A leading researcher and physician will share the latest findings on how gas appliances impact indoor air quality, who is most vulnerable, and how poor ventilation can significantly worsen the risks.
In this webinar our panelists will discuss:
- The pollutants of natural gas combustion and what they do to the human body.
- Current research exposing the harms of natural gas use indoors.
- Which natural gas burning appliances emit the most pollution.
- How ventilation impacts indoor air quality and health risks.
- Strategies to reduce indoor pollution and associated risks
Panelists:
Curtis Nordgaard, MD, MSc – Dr Curtis Nordgaard is a Pediatrician practicing in the Minneapolis area, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He regularly discusses environmental health problems with families in clinic, and studies the ways that natural gas impacts our health and our environment.
Eric Lebel, PhD – Eric Lebel is a Senior Scientist at PSE Healthy Energy (www.psehealthyenergy.org), where he started in 2021 after he graduated from Stanford University with a PhD in Environmental Earth System Science. His research focuses on emissions of methane and health-damaging air pollutants in California, with a focus on emissions from residential appliances. He has worked to develop new methods for quantifying these emissions and has designed and executed research campaigns to systematically quantify emissions and their impact on climate and public health.
