UK city uses data to raise awareness of wood burner pollution

Southampton City Council is using data from air quality monitors to show the pollution from wood-burning stoves and fires and encourage people to choose more sustainable ways to heat their homes.

Zephyr monitor from EarthSense

Home wood-burning causes 21 percent of PM2.5 emissions in the UK, despite the fact only around eight percent of UK households burn wood at home. PM2.5 has been linked to heart and lung disease and other health conditions.

Sales of wood burners have increased as energy prices have soared.

According to a report last year from the European Public Health Alliance, air pollution from wood-burning in homes is responsible for £0.9 billion (US$1.1 billion) a year i...