HIGHLIGHTING DANGER OF WOODBURNERS

[GlassHouseBlue]

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) -
essentially tiny particles of soot - is one
of the most dangerous air pollutants.
Breathing it in is linked to lung cancer,
heart damage, strokes, impaired cognition
and mental health problems, and can
exacerbate conditions such as asthma,
COPD and pulmonary fibrosis. Children
and elderly people are most vulnerable

We’re surrounded by so many carcinogenic chemicals I can’t get excited over whether my woodburner is dangerous

air fresheners - the ones that periodically pump out
the plug in air fresheners esp
furniture polish
Febreeze
anti bac spray
washing powder/ conditioner
deodorants
body spray / perfume/ aftershave
shower gel / hair shampoo / hair spray
toothpaste / mouthwash
plus so many more

all contain carcinogens. Which we breathe in or absorb through the skin

And that’s before we’ve left the house in the morning Or put the wood burner on.

@GlassHouseBlue does this pertain to open fires too?

I live in a farmhouse on the Pennines, not sure I could get through winter without my coal fires 🥶

We rarely burn wood.

The heating equivalent of the NCT

nobody is going to give money toy your weird charity, OP.

I will pay good money to see that.
Then go home to warm myself next to my WOODBURNER (I understand that this word has to be written in uppercase..)

I have a wood burner but we ONLY burn old tyres, household rubbish, and poop.

What about an open wood fire, is the risk the same?

In my house it’s a choice between the oil-fired central hearing or the open fireplaces. I prefer to keep the heating lower and have the fires lit but truthfully I don’t know what impact that’s having on the air in our home.

They have their place in rural areas but not really for towns and cities

Yes, all thse cavemen and thei wood-fire induced lung cancer
And all those idiots who stubbornly heated their houses with logs and coal before central heating...

Stop SHOUTING at us and trying to emphasise the unverified hysterical 'facts' byusing bold

I agree OP but there is something about fires and burning that is so deeply ingrained into humans that it will be aalmonat impossible to convince people to give this up. There is so much scientific evidence to show this is bad for both health and the environment.

https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-from-the-bhf/news-archive/2020/march/open-fires-wood-burners-bad-health

https://www.dsawsp.org/resources/wood-smoke-quick-facts

I would LOVE to have a woodburner or an open fire, but I have a serious lung condition and DC has asthma, so we have regretfully made do with the radiators.

Uppercase words are deemed 'shouting' in publishing. Bolding also unnecessary!

Oh yes, religion. That great determiner of diet and how one is treated in life.
I suspect more women have been killed for 'religious' reasons than by a woodburner

I grew up with just open coal fires,I now have a multi fuel stove,I’m more worried about the sheer volume of cars on the road!

Black plastic in kitchen utensils is something else to worry about, and food packaging obviously

Floorcoverings, household furnishings, paint and varnish, sitting in a new car all the off gassing ditto the posh hotel with all the sumptuous materials and perfumes, cleaning materials etc An obsession with cleanliness can in itself be a source of damage.

Life as a consumer is educating yourself, weighing information up and checking a range of sources, mitigating and judging risk. Every individual and organisation has their own decisions (agenda) about which they take, which campaigns they adopt. There are vanishingly few unbiased sources, research has to be paid for and it often by a vested interest aka sponsorship. There is almost no independent journalism either which doesn't make the job easier.

Did you miss where I live in NZ? We aren't all living cheek by jowl as in the UK. I have two asthmatics in my family, neither of them was affected by the (comparatively few) woodburners in our town.

Have you actually looked into grants?

I agree OP. Walking along the streets at night in my town is Dickensian.

They should be banned in urban areas.

I live in an area where folk still burn coal and woodburners are also popular. I hate both with a passion. They stink and are so unhealthy.
We're all electric (no mains gas here) but have just upgraded to more efficient heating and boiler, and have all the official insulation we can. Just need to get my draft excluders sorted now.

Meanwhile outdoors?

Thank you - I can see there are heads in the sand over it. I'm only highlighting the danger but if people don't want to accept it then that's up to them.

Thanks for sharing this information.

A wood fire produces so little pollution most of these particles collect in the chimney and any remaining particles are dispersed into the air.
These conspiracy freaks with their scaremongering are just spouting off for attention.

Plenty of people have no alternative to a solid-fuel stove. In my area there are lots of people living on boats, it’s possible but very expensive to install a diesel heater (and surely not better?) and most of the people are living on boats because they can’t afford to live in a house. What would you say to them?