Article 40KBC People burning wet wood on inefficient stoves 'poisoning themselves'

People burning wet wood on inefficient stoves 'poisoning themselves'

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Matthew Taylor Environment correspondent
from Environment | The Guardian on (#40KBC)

Study highlights 'shocking contribution' of domestic wood and coal fires to air pollution, which causes 40,000 early deaths a year in the UK

People burning wet wood on inefficient stoves are poisoning themselves and their neighbours, according to a new report from a leading thinktank.

The IPPR study highlights the "shocking contribution" domestic wood and coal fires make to the UK's air pollution crisis, which causes 40,000 early deaths a year and devastating health problems for hundreds of thousands of others.

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