Trendy wood-burning stoves should come with a health warning because of the dangerous pollution they emit, according to a report backed by more than 100 Conservative MPs. As many as 36,000 people in ...

People who have burn wood in fireplaces and stoves in their homes have reduced lung performance compared to people who don't, new research shows. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa Burning wood indoors could ...

A wood stove emits more harmful air particulates than a diesel truck. Does their newfound popularity in cities threaten to wipe out progress in reducing air pollution? Emma Meaden loves to sit in her ...

OXFORD -- The smoke emanating from outdoor wood-burning furnaces can lie thick and low. Rather than rising and dispersing, it can spread out, leaving smoky particles hanging about. In a time when ...

Women in developing countries who cook over a wood stove for years and inhale the smoke can develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and experience the same clinical characteristics, diminished ...

Around two-thirds of the population of developing countries, around 3 billion people, still rely predominantly on biofuels (wood, dung and crop residues) for domestic energy (World Resources Institute ...

Coughing. Burning eyes. Stuffy nose. If these are chronic problems for you, indoor air pollution could be to blame. A home or office can harbor asthma- and allergy-causing gases and air particles. In ...