Fashionable wood burning stoves are the UK’s single biggest source of particulate air pollution and produce three times more of the toxins than road traffic, Government data shows. DEFRA figures reveal domestic combustion created more than 47,000 tonnes of PM2.5 pollution in 2019 — 43 per cent of all PM2.5 particles produced. The vast majority … Read more
Asthma charity pleads with Britons NOT to use wood-burning stoves this winter to prevent air pollution Two leading UK charities urged people to stop using the wood-burner Around 40 per cent of outdoor particulate pollution is caused by fire Stoves are increasingly popula and used as a secondary source of heating By Colin Fernandex Environment … Read more
Gas stoves are ‘exposing millions of Americans to dangerous pollutants and children living in homes with the device have a 42 percent higher chance of developing asthma’ A report warns against the dangers of using a gas stove for cooking at home They emit nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide and sometimes carbon monoxide The EPA has … Read more