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Old wood burning stoves are also quite unhealthy, and perhaps even dangerous. My wife won't let me use ours, which is only 20 years old. The EPA issued new reg
by subpixel 5y ago
Old wood burning stoves are also quite unhealthy, and perhaps even dangerous. My wife won't let me use ours, which is only 20 years old.
The EPA issued new regulations such that all new stoves manufactured after 2020 emit far less smoke and particulate both indoors and out.
The American Lung Association actually runs programs that will pay you to replace your old wood stove, which probably says something about their potential impact on health.
- Izikiel43 5y agoWhat about barbecues?
- subpixel 5y agoAll sorts of fires contribute to air pollution and barbecues are not an exception. The compounding factor with woodstoves is that they are indoors and they are often the primary source of heat for months on end, meaning they they emit smoke and particulates into the air you breathe all day and all night.