Domestic wood burning

Fireplaces and stoves are now the largest single source of primary particle pollution in the UK, greater than traffic and industry.

An accelerated replacement or phasing out of old wood-fired heating devices can bring significant additional reductions in PM_2.5 emissions.

Together with researchers and experts in the other Nordic countries, the Swedish Environmental Research Institute IVL has measured and analysed emissions of particles ...

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.

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.

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

A new study has investigated the health impacts and costs of using biomass for power and heat production ...