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We know that air pollution like wood smoke creates a range of health issues, from mild, to severe, to even […]

Although we often focus on the high amounts of harmful fine particulate matter in wood smoke, it is important to […]

Breathing in wood smoke impacts far more than our lungs. The fine particulates in the smoke cause inflammation and that […]

According to an article in the Guardian, a recent study shows that 1 in 6 people in the UK who […]

Reducing fine particulate pollution from diesel vehicles has been the focus of many efforts to clean up our air. Emissions […]

Decafnation, wrote an article on wood smoke pollution in the Comox Valley after attending a recent talk by Jennell Ellis […]

Earlier this week, the Comox Valley Community Foundation released its Vital Signs 2018 report. One notable change since the last report […]

Researchers at the Umea University in northern Sweden have studied air quality in homes where wood-fire stoves are used and […]

Using wood for home heating is often touted as a climate change and environmentally friendly fuel. But is it?

Wood burning–once thought of by many as a people and earth-friendly source of heat–is worsening pollution in cities in Europe. […]

When our smoke levels go up, whether from wildfire smoke in the summer or residential wood burning in the winter, […]

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