CleanAirForAll2
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Freelance Enviromentalist. Want to see a ban/end to residential #Airpollution & #Carcinogens that #Woodsmoke creates. UK must have lower PM2.5 levels, less than WHO targets, before 2030. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/12/1326
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Wood smoke pollution references
A bibliography of research studies, reports, articles and other reference sources relating to wood smoke pollution, organized by content order on our website.
www.dsawsp.org
#Airpollution #Woodmoke
contains known #carcinogenic compounds (type 1 carcinogens) www.dsawsp.org/resources/wo...
contains known #carcinogenic compounds (type 1 carcinogens) www.dsawsp.org/resources/wo...
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🔥Wood burners produce fine particulate pollution (PM2.5), which has severe effects on people’s health.
🫁PM2.5 particles are inhaled deep into the lungs, where they pass into the bloodstream.
https://urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/news/woodburning-health-effects
🫁PM2.5 particles are inhaled deep into the lungs, where they pass into the bloodstream.
https://urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/news/woodburning-health-effects
How does burning wood affect our health?
The outdoor air pollution caused by domestic burning is linked to 2,490 deaths annually. New research shows that reducing wood burning in homes could deliver massive health and economic benefits acros...
urbanhealth.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🔥Wood burners produce fine particulate pollution (PM2.5), which has severe effects on people’s health.
🫁PM2.5 particles are inhaled deep into the lungs, where they pass into the bloodstream.
https://urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/news/woodburning-health-effects
🫁PM2.5 particles are inhaled deep into the lungs, where they pass into the bloodstream.
https://urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/news/woodburning-health-effects
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Misleading UK adverts for 'very low emission' wood-burning stoves banned
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Misleading UK adverts for ’very low emission’ wood-burning stoves banned
ASA action won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Misleading UK adverts for 'very low emission' wood-burning stoves banned
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Our air quality data collection study shows impacts of burning on indoor and outdoor pollution levels.
tinyurl.com/3rxu8f8w
tinyurl.com/3rxu8f8w
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Our air quality data collection study shows impacts of burning on indoor and outdoor pollution levels.
tinyurl.com/3rxu8f8w
tinyurl.com/3rxu8f8w
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This is such a good example of an #AirPollution monitoring map. It's near real-time, references World Health Organization guidelines, lets you select pollutants, shows the pollutants' values, and allows you to swap between 24hr and annual means. Nice work @citywestminster.bsky.social.
Near real-time air quality monitors map | Westminster City Council
Search real-time air quality data across Westminster with our interactive map. Updated hourly for accurate and timely information.
www.westminster.gov.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is such a good example of an #AirPollution monitoring map. It's near real-time, references World Health Organization guidelines, lets you select pollutants, shows the pollutants' values, and allows you to swap between 24hr and annual means. Nice work @citywestminster.bsky.social.
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Please sign @asthmaandlung.org.uk's petition calling for stronger #AirPollution limits in the UK.
The UK's legal levels for NO2 are four times higher than the safe level recommended by the World Health Organization. If the EU can come into line with interim @who.int levels, surely the UK can?
The UK's legal levels for NO2 are four times higher than the safe level recommended by the World Health Organization. If the EU can come into line with interim @who.int levels, surely the UK can?
Adopt Ambitious Air Quality Standards into UK Law
🫁 Support our call for urgent clean air action Toxic air isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a health emergency. It contributes to lung cancer, worsens asthma and COPD, and harms children’s…
action.asthmaandlung.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Please sign @asthmaandlung.org.uk's petition calling for stronger #AirPollution limits in the UK.
The UK's legal levels for NO2 are four times higher than the safe level recommended by the World Health Organization. If the EU can come into line with interim @who.int levels, surely the UK can?
The UK's legal levels for NO2 are four times higher than the safe level recommended by the World Health Organization. If the EU can come into line with interim @who.int levels, surely the UK can?
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"For a quicker climate crisis...use Fossil Ads".
Fantastic work here from @badvertising.bsky.social. Please use their template to write to Sadiq Khan and ask him to end ads that promote pollution.
Fantastic work here from @badvertising.bsky.social. Please use their template to write to Sadiq Khan and ask him to end ads that promote pollution.
BREAKING! 🚨
📢 We’ve taken over the ad space at Southwark tube station, calling on the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to end adverts that promote pollution. 🧵 1/8
✍️ Use our template to write to the Mayor: actionnetwork.org/letters/time...
📢 We’ve taken over the ad space at Southwark tube station, calling on the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to end adverts that promote pollution. 🧵 1/8
✍️ Use our template to write to the Mayor: actionnetwork.org/letters/time...
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
"For a quicker climate crisis...use Fossil Ads".
Fantastic work here from @badvertising.bsky.social. Please use their template to write to Sadiq Khan and ask him to end ads that promote pollution.
Fantastic work here from @badvertising.bsky.social. Please use their template to write to Sadiq Khan and ask him to end ads that promote pollution.
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Why was #CelebrityTraitors one big SUV ad?!
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
Is the Land Rover Defender the biggest star of Celebrity Traitors?
Is the Land Rover Defender the Celebrity Traitors' biggest star? With almost 12million people tuning in, search results have surged 35% for JLR's best selling 110.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Why was #CelebrityTraitors one big SUV ad?!
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
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The wood stove industry tried to silence a health campaign -and LOST
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.familiesforcleanair.org/the-wood-sto...
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.familiesforcleanair.org/the-wood-sto...
The Wood Stove Industry Tried to Silence a Health Campaign — and Lost
The Dutch wood stove industry tried to stop a public awareness campaign against wood burning by filing complaints with the country’s advertising regulator.
www.familiesforcleanair.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The wood stove industry tried to silence a health campaign -and LOST
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.familiesforcleanair.org/the-wood-sto...
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
www.familiesforcleanair.org/the-wood-sto...
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It's November, does that mean it's OK to mention Christmas?
We're offering our free Christmas cards again this year; please join us in sending season's greetings while sharing facts and tips on how to reduce #AirPollution. You can order yours at the link.
We're offering our free Christmas cards again this year; please join us in sending season's greetings while sharing facts and tips on how to reduce #AirPollution. You can order yours at the link.
Christmas Cards 2025 — Mums for Lungs
November 5th 2025 Our Christmas cards are back by popular demand! Join us in sending season’s greetings while also sharing simple ideas on reducing air pollution in our everyday lives.
www.mumsforlungs.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's November, does that mean it's OK to mention Christmas?
We're offering our free Christmas cards again this year; please join us in sending season's greetings while sharing facts and tips on how to reduce #AirPollution. You can order yours at the link.
We're offering our free Christmas cards again this year; please join us in sending season's greetings while sharing facts and tips on how to reduce #AirPollution. You can order yours at the link.
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Great article from theguardian.com
“We are really glad the ASA saw through the smoke and debunked some seriously misleading myths around wood-burning stoves: if you care about your health, don’t burn in your home,” said Jemima Hartshorn, the founder of @mumsforlungs.bsky.social
“We are really glad the ASA saw through the smoke and debunked some seriously misleading myths around wood-burning stoves: if you care about your health, don’t burn in your home,” said Jemima Hartshorn, the founder of @mumsforlungs.bsky.social
Misleading UK adverts for ’very low emission’ wood-burning stoves banned
ASA action won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Great article from theguardian.com
“We are really glad the ASA saw through the smoke and debunked some seriously misleading myths around wood-burning stoves: if you care about your health, don’t burn in your home,” said Jemima Hartshorn, the founder of @mumsforlungs.bsky.social
“We are really glad the ASA saw through the smoke and debunked some seriously misleading myths around wood-burning stoves: if you care about your health, don’t burn in your home,” said Jemima Hartshorn, the founder of @mumsforlungs.bsky.social
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Proud to be a UK Landfills & #CleanAir campaigner in #Havering, & delighted with this news for children in Rainham & beyond: now & in the future. Huge thanks to The Havering Daily
#ZanesLaw @mumsforlungs.bsky.social #LaundersLane @truthaboutzane.bsky.social
thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/06/w...
#ZanesLaw @mumsforlungs.bsky.social #LaundersLane @truthaboutzane.bsky.social
thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/06/w...
Why Havering Council Supporting Zane’s Law Is A Victory For Our Children.
Havering Council has ‘reaffirmed its commitment to public safety and environmental protection by supporting the national Zane’s Law campaign’.
thehaveringdaily.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Proud to be a UK Landfills & #CleanAir campaigner in #Havering, & delighted with this news for children in Rainham & beyond: now & in the future. Huge thanks to The Havering Daily
#ZanesLaw @mumsforlungs.bsky.social #LaundersLane @truthaboutzane.bsky.social
thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/06/w...
#ZanesLaw @mumsforlungs.bsky.social #LaundersLane @truthaboutzane.bsky.social
thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/06/w...
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Nice one Birmingham City Council!
It’s good to see Brum leading the way on raising awareness about fireworks and air quality. Let’s celebrate without polluting our city 🎆💨 #ClearTheAir #FunWithoutFireworks #BrumBreathes
It’s good to see Brum leading the way on raising awareness about fireworks and air quality. Let’s celebrate without polluting our city 🎆💨 #ClearTheAir #FunWithoutFireworks #BrumBreathes
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Nice one Birmingham City Council!
It’s good to see Brum leading the way on raising awareness about fireworks and air quality. Let’s celebrate without polluting our city 🎆💨 #ClearTheAir #FunWithoutFireworks #BrumBreathes
It’s good to see Brum leading the way on raising awareness about fireworks and air quality. Let’s celebrate without polluting our city 🎆💨 #ClearTheAir #FunWithoutFireworks #BrumBreathes
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If you're concerned about wood burning, join us in putting up posters in your area to help inform people about the #AirPollution impacts of burning.
#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.
Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform
#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.
Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If you're concerned about wood burning, join us in putting up posters in your area to help inform people about the #AirPollution impacts of burning.
#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.
Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform
#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.
Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform
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Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
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The benefits of induction cooking go beyond improving air quality in your home.
Learn more about our retrofit project in partnership with @clasp-ngo.bsky.social:
www.globalactionplan.org.uk/clean-air/ga...
#CleanAir #NetZero #Cooking
Learn more about our retrofit project in partnership with @clasp-ngo.bsky.social:
www.globalactionplan.org.uk/clean-air/ga...
#CleanAir #NetZero #Cooking
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The benefits of induction cooking go beyond improving air quality in your home.
Learn more about our retrofit project in partnership with @clasp-ngo.bsky.social:
www.globalactionplan.org.uk/clean-air/ga...
#CleanAir #NetZero #Cooking
Learn more about our retrofit project in partnership with @clasp-ngo.bsky.social:
www.globalactionplan.org.uk/clean-air/ga...
#CleanAir #NetZero #Cooking
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In the name of Halloween, here's a scary fact for you...
Last week, we released new research with Ricardo and @hertscc.bsky.social revealing that air pollution from wood burning stoves and open fires contributes to nearly 2,500 deaths in the UK each year.
Want to learn more?
Last week, we released new research with Ricardo and @hertscc.bsky.social revealing that air pollution from wood burning stoves and open fires contributes to nearly 2,500 deaths in the UK each year.
Want to learn more?
October 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
In the name of Halloween, here's a scary fact for you...
Last week, we released new research with Ricardo and @hertscc.bsky.social revealing that air pollution from wood burning stoves and open fires contributes to nearly 2,500 deaths in the UK each year.
Want to learn more?
Last week, we released new research with Ricardo and @hertscc.bsky.social revealing that air pollution from wood burning stoves and open fires contributes to nearly 2,500 deaths in the UK each year.
Want to learn more?
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Research shows major health & economic benefits from reducing domestic burning in UK homes
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment
www.ricardo.com/en/news-and-...
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment
www.ricardo.com/en/news-and-...
Research shows major health and economic benefits from reducing domestic burning in UK homes
A new report by Ricardo shows that reducing the burning of solid fuels in UK homes could contribute to savings up to £54 million in healthcare costs
www.ricardo.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Research shows major health & economic benefits from reducing domestic burning in UK homes
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment
www.ricardo.com/en/news-and-...
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment
www.ricardo.com/en/news-and-...
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Exposure to fine particulate matter air #pollution (PM2.5) increases risk for #dementia
We need tougher legislation to lower levels.
This includes wood stoves & transport.
We need tougher legislation to lower levels.
This includes wood stoves & transport.
November 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Exposure to fine particulate matter air #pollution (PM2.5) increases risk for #dementia
We need tougher legislation to lower levels.
This includes wood stoves & transport.
We need tougher legislation to lower levels.
This includes wood stoves & transport.
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Wood burning industry tactics
Using recognisable tactics, the wood burning industry works to mislead the public and shape public policies for their benefits.
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment
www.dsawsp.org/secondhand-s...
Using recognisable tactics, the wood burning industry works to mislead the public and shape public policies for their benefits.
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment
www.dsawsp.org/secondhand-s...
Wood burning industry tactics
Using recognizable tactics, the wood burning industry works to mislead the public and shape public policies for their benefit.
www.dsawsp.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Wood burning industry tactics
Using recognisable tactics, the wood burning industry works to mislead the public and shape public policies for their benefits.
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment
www.dsawsp.org/secondhand-s...
Using recognisable tactics, the wood burning industry works to mislead the public and shape public policies for their benefits.
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment
www.dsawsp.org/secondhand-s...
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Report from Ricardo, a leading environmental & strategic consultancy, shows reducing #burning of solid fuels in UK homes could contribute to savings up to £54 million in healthcare costs each year & help save 1,500 lives.
We need regulation & public education to address the issue.
We need regulation & public education to address the issue.
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Report from Ricardo, a leading environmental & strategic consultancy, shows reducing #burning of solid fuels in UK homes could contribute to savings up to £54 million in healthcare costs each year & help save 1,500 lives.
We need regulation & public education to address the issue.
We need regulation & public education to address the issue.
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The Royal College of Physicians writes that around 30,000 deaths per year in the UK may be linked to air pollution, with a health and economic cost of up to £50 billion per year. Read more here. tinyurl.com/y682zyaa #pollution
#airpollution
#lifespan
#airpollution
#lifespan
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The Royal College of Physicians writes that around 30,000 deaths per year in the UK may be linked to air pollution, with a health and economic cost of up to £50 billion per year. Read more here. tinyurl.com/y682zyaa #pollution
#airpollution
#lifespan
#airpollution
#lifespan
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#GreaterManchester, would you like a calmer, safer, less polluted journey to school?
#SchoolStreets reduce traffic and #AirPollution around schools and encourage walking, cycling & scooting. Get in touch with our GM Co-ordinator Liz at [email protected] if you want this at your school!
#SchoolStreets reduce traffic and #AirPollution around schools and encourage walking, cycling & scooting. Get in touch with our GM Co-ordinator Liz at [email protected] if you want this at your school!
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#GreaterManchester, would you like a calmer, safer, less polluted journey to school?
#SchoolStreets reduce traffic and #AirPollution around schools and encourage walking, cycling & scooting. Get in touch with our GM Co-ordinator Liz at [email protected] if you want this at your school!
#SchoolStreets reduce traffic and #AirPollution around schools and encourage walking, cycling & scooting. Get in touch with our GM Co-ordinator Liz at [email protected] if you want this at your school!
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A group of public health experts in Denmark have recommended banning residential wood burning.
Wood burning ban recommended in Denmark
A group of public health experts have recommended banning residential wood burning in Denmark.
www.dsawsp.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A group of public health experts in Denmark have recommended banning residential wood burning.
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Wow… now let‘s see the FTC crack down on the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association‘s claims about EPA-certified wood stoves:
airqualitynews.com/legislation/...
airqualitynews.com/legislation/...
ASA rules against Stove Industry Alliance over misleading claims
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned two advertising claims by the Stove Industry Association (SIA) after ruling that the trade body misled consumers about the environmental impact of ...
airqualitynews.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Wow… now let‘s see the FTC crack down on the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association‘s claims about EPA-certified wood stoves:
airqualitynews.com/legislation/...
airqualitynews.com/legislation/...
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“The NHS could save £54 million if non-essential wood burning ended…”
“Thousands of deaths could also be prevented if Britons stop heating their home using a wood burner or open fire…”
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2124696/nhs-54m-year-wood-burning
“Thousands of deaths could also be prevented if Britons stop heating their home using a wood burner or open fire…”
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2124696/nhs-54m-year-wood-burning
NHS could save £54m a year if Britons stop doing this one thing
Stopping non-essential burning across the UK would contribute to a range of health benefits that could save the NHS over £54 million in healthcare costs.
www.express.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
“The NHS could save £54 million if non-essential wood burning ended…”
“Thousands of deaths could also be prevented if Britons stop heating their home using a wood burner or open fire…”
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2124696/nhs-54m-year-wood-burning
“Thousands of deaths could also be prevented if Britons stop heating their home using a wood burner or open fire…”
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2124696/nhs-54m-year-wood-burning