Trendy wood burners TRIPLE the level of harmful pollution particles
Wood burners are a danger to children and elderly people and should be sold with a health warning, according to scientists behind a new study. Researchers from the University of Sheffield placed pollution detectors in 19 homes for a month this year and collected data every few minutes. Wood burners were lit for about four hours at a time and, while operating, the levels of harmful particles detected was three times greater than when they were unlit. These particles have been linked to a number of health issues and can cause damage to the lungs - particularly in young and old people, the Gua...
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