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Introduction According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a growing body of scientific evidence indicates that, even in large cities, indoor air in homes can be more polluted than the outdoor air.' This is particularly worrisome because children spend more than 80% of their time indoors.' One source of indoor air pollutants is cooking with gas stove. Burning "natural" gas (hereafter "gas") releases nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter, formaldehyde, and other pollutants. To better understand the risks for children of cooking with gas, we conducted a systematic review of the published literature. Methods We searched PubMed for articles including U.S. populations using the search terms, "Gas Stoves" with a human -only filter. The search found 247 articles. We excluded articles for the following reasons: the main topic was burns; case studies of individual deaths; the study population was entirely outside the United States; the study group was infants or adults. After applying these exclusions, we found ten studies, including two meta- analyses. Following our review, we searched for studies of the biological plausibility of nitrogen dioxide increasing the risk of respiratory illnesses in children, the health impacts of outdoor NO2, and interventions to reduce the harms of cooking with a gas stove. We informally asked healthcare workers and others in Massachusetts if they knew about the increase in asthma among kids in a home with a gas cooking stove. heet We review the evidence of the associations between: • Cooking with a gas stove and nitrogen dioxide levels in the home; • Nitrogen dioxide levels in the home and respiratory illnesses, including asthma, among children living in the home; • Cooking with a gas stove and respiratory illnesses, including asthma among children living in the home. Cooking with a Gas Stove and Nitrogen Dioxide Levels in the Home Cooking with gas increases NO2 levels in the home. Nitrogen dioxide levels are significantly higher in homes with gas stoves than homes with electric stove S.3,4 Nitrogen dioxide levels are higher in homes where residents spend more time cooking, have gas cook stoves with pilot lights, using the gas cooking stove to heat the home, and don't use exhaust fans to push gas fumes outdoorsS,e,7,8 Nitrogen Dioxide and Childhood Respiratory Illnesses Poor indoor air quality is associated with increased risk of respiratory illness, including asthma, and increased asthma severity.9-10 According to the EPA, a growing body of scientific evidence indicates that, even in large cities, indoor air in homes can be more polluted than the outdoor air." Cooking with gas releases fumes into the kitchen and the rest of the house. Both unburned and burned gas release toxic chemicals into indoor air. These chemicals include lead, chromium, benzene, hexane, formaldehyde, particulate matter less than 2.5 AM MMERSOUTMONT