Defra under fire for mixed-messages over wood burning stoves - AirQualityNews airqualitynews.com/health/defra-u…

This is really disgraceful.

2020 study: “The oxidative potential of particulate matter is primarily determined by so-called anthropogenic secondary organic aerosols, which come mainly from wood combustion, and by metal emissions from brake wear in road traffic.” psi.ch/en/media/our-r…

Wood smoke is the other secondhand smoke: dsawsp.org/secondhand-smo…. #WoodSmokePollution #AirPollution

City of York Council backs Clean Air Night – City of York Council york.gov.uk/news/article/1…

⚠️#DrugAlert: Fake diazepam Fake diazepam has been in circulation for a while but a batch has been identified as having dangerous synthetic opioids in such as Metonitazene, along with Bromazolam and Pregabalin. (1/3

Sadly wood stoves major source of PM (particulate matter) linked to all sorts of bad stuff

Charnwood Borough Council Global Action Plan Clean Air Campaign Learn the truth about this industry and the crooks that run it. From Private Eye. They were on to the Post Office, and they are on to the Stove Industry

Nitazene self-test strips are now on their way to all Change Grow Live drug and alcohol services! With priority given to areas where nitazenes may be more prevalent, all services will be able to restock their tests regularly and offer you support. 💜

Dr Nuno Martins explained what prompted their research: “The initial idea came from hearing a podcast that had Guardian columnist George Monbiot as a guest.” Great that journalism can inspire science. Find out what Dr Martins & team found in my latest. theguardian.com/environment/20…

A lot of tireless campaigners and brave politicians have helped to reduce air pollution from traffic. ...And that work is being undone by mostly wealthy people in cities who like to burn wood. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Let's stop pretending this isn't an issue. Wood-burning stoves cancel out fall in particulate pollution from roads in UK. theguardian.com/environment/20…

"Smoke from home fires feels like a problem from a Dickins novel but the rising popularity of #SolidFuel heating is slowing progress in cleaning our air & undermining the major investments in reducing #AirPollution from traffic & Industry" #Health theguardian.com/environment/20…

Letter to the editor from rural Vermont : “We have alternative methods of heating our homes and entertaining ourselves in our backyards that don't cause this extent of harm.” #WoodSmokePollution commonsnews.org/issue/752/7523…

"Over the last 15yrs of so in #Hertfordshire, we've seen an increase in new installations of #WoodBurners in people's homes - a trend repeated across the UK & nationally we know that domestic burning is now UK 's single biggest source of PM2.5" Herts CC globalactionplan.org.uk/news/summit-se…

New study: The mortality #health burden attributable to wood heater smoke particulate matter (PM2.5) in Australia Changing 50% of the woodstoves with clean heating tech will reduce the mortality burden by 42-50% with benefits of up to $1.9 bn per year. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

You don’t have to see wood smoke to be harmed by it. #WoodSmokePollution

“Households with wood stoves, risk of #dementia was 70% higher when compared to other residents living in non-wood smoke areas of the town of Umea. People who lived in smoky neighbourhoods, but didn’t have a wood stove, had a 30% greater risk of dementia” breathecleanair.ca/risk-of-dement…

I just signed the petition calling on political parties to back an urgent poverty relief fund to help the millions of families being plunged into poverty across the UK right now. Can you add your name? 38d.gs/8kp6

Good piece on the rising use of lethal nitazenes. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-684794…