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Wood burners cause nearly half of urban air pollution cancer risk – study
- kaminar 5y agoWhich is what % of the total?
- kaminar 5y ago*total cancer risk
- melling 5y agoI imagine they also emit a lot of CO2. We are having some setbacks in reducing emissions, as well as pollution. Coal is particularly bad for both: https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-coal-power-expected-to-hit-record-despite-climate-fight-11639737307?mod=mhp https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-coal-power-expected-to-h...
- Normille 5y ago>Athanasios Nenes ..one of the team behind the new study. *“You basically stop burning wood. That’s the bottom line.”* If gas and electricity prices hadn't gone up 60% this year, I might be able to afford to heat my home some other way than by using my wood burner!