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Tag Archives: wood burning
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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Air pollution fourth biggest threat to health
The number of people exposed to high particle pollution will be halved by 2025 if government plans are realised. There will be an attempt to curb smoke from solid fuel fires and wood-burners; pollution from diesel machinery will be reduced. … Continue reading
Household air pollution linked to cardiovascular disease risk
Exposure to household air pollution from using wood or coal for cooking and heating is associated with higher risk of death from heart attack and stroke, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). … Continue reading
Macedonia takes emergency measures against air pollution
Macedonian authorities have made public transport temporarily free for all in the capital Skopje, as part of a batch of emergency measures to fight high air pollution levels. The government said Monday that pollution in Skopje was recorded at more … Continue reading
