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Replacing old boilers is a key to cleaner air in Poland

A new report by the Clean Air Centre shows that Poland has the potential to reach the AAQD thresholds proposed by the European Commission by 2030.
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Condensable aerosols contribute to inconsistent reporting

Condensable primary organic aerosol emissions, described from here on as condensables, are organic compounds that occur in the gas (vapour) phase at the chimney stack, but as the stack air is cooled and diluted, they can undergo both condensation and evaporation processes.
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Fireplaces and stoves greatest PM source in UK

Fireplaces and stoves are now the largest single source of primary particle pollution in the UK, greater than traffic and industry.
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Flemish Green Deal on domestic wood heating

An accelerated replacement or phasing out of old wood-fired heating devices can bring significant additional reductions in PM2.5 emissions.
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Denmark scraps old wood stoves

Starting in February, Danes who scrap old (pre-1995) and polluting wood stoves can get a scrap premium of just over DKK 2000.
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Old boilers – high emissions

Together with researchers and experts in the other Nordic countries, the Swedish Environmental Research Institute IVL has measured and analysed emissions of particles ...
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Polish top court upholds solid fuel ban for Krakow

The ruling on 12 March by Poland’s Supreme Administrative Court follows an anti-smog resolution approved by the country’s Regional Administrative Court.
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No more sales of wet firewood in the UK

Retailers could face restrictions on selling wet wood as a fuel for household heating, under plans announced by the UK government on 17 August to tackle particulate (PM) air pollution, following on from the launch of the government’s Clean Air Strategy this summer.
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Copenhagen mayor wants to ban wood-burning stoves

Copenhagen Mayor Frank Jensen wants to reduce air pollution by banning new wood-burning stoves and offering householders a cash incentive to scrap their old stoves and switch to district heating.
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Emissions from residential wood combustion

A Nordic research project has made emission measurements on residential wood burning appliances, boilers and stoves, representative for the Nordic countries. 
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