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Wood heating pollutes the air in mountain areas more than previously assumed
Around 30 million people in Europe live in mountain valleys. A large part of this population is more affected by air pollution than previously assumed. This is the conclusion of a Slovenian-German research team from measurements in the Northern Dinaric … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe
Tagged Air Pollution, Black Carbon, Europe, European Environment Agency (EEA), fire, Germany, PM10, PM2.5, Research, Slovenia, wood burning
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Particulates from solid fuel burning pose threat to health, warns EPA
Air pollution linked to about 1,300 premature deaths in State each year Fine particulate matter arising from burning solid fuels remains the biggest contributor to poor air quality in Ireland, with “worrying localised issues” in cities, towns and villages, according … Continue reading
Fresno CA residents asked to reduce pollution, clear air
Fresno-area officials are asking San Joaquin Valley residents to tamp their output of daily pollution to help improve air quality. The particulate matter in the air climbed Friday and reached the red level — the fourth-highest ranking out of five … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, USA, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, California, Fresno, USA, wildfires, wood burning
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Potentially harmful aerosols concentrate in European urban centres
Atmospheric particles that increase levels of cellular oxidants when inhaled might be especially harmful. An analysis reveals which emissions should be limited to minimize the potential adverse health effects of such particles in Europe. The inhalation of outdoor airborne particles … Continue reading
One in six people dying of lung cancer in UK are non-smokers, experts say
Scientists blame rise on car fumes, secondhand smoke and soot from wood-burning stoves Growing numbers of non-smokers are being diagnosed with lung cancer, many at a stage when it is incurable, experts in the disease have revealed. They blame the … Continue reading
People burning wet wood on inefficient stoves ‘poisoning themselves’
Study highlights ‘shocking contribution’ of domestic wood and coal fires to air pollution, which causes 40,000 early deaths a year in the UK People burning wet wood on inefficient stoves are poisoning themselves and their neighbours, according to a new … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, coal, PM2.5, UK, wood burning
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Pollutionwatch: wood and peat burning brings return of air pollution to Dublin
A rise in the number of homes burning ‘green’ fuel in Dublin has had a big effect on air pollution London’s air pollution history – the Victorian pea-souper fogs, the deaths of 12,000 people in the 1952 smog and the Clean Air … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe
Tagged Air Pollution, Dublin, Ireland, pea souper, peat, wood burning, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Green solid fuels contributing to ‘extraordinarily high levels of air pollution’, report finds
Dublin’s air pollution levels have been found to breach healthy standards. Researchers at NUI Galway looked at a two-month period between November 2016 and January 2017. They found the recorded pollution levels breached the World Health Organisation’s limits every one … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Dublin, Ireland, peat, wood burning
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