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This is not the case when using modern wood burning stoves though right?
by johtso 5y ago
This is not the case when using modern wood burning stoves though right?
- stevekemp 5y agoApparently they're not as great as people have been thinking https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/18/wood-burners-triple-harmful-indoor-air-pollution-study-finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/18/wood-bur...
- mikeyouse 5y agoOr wood burning fireplace inserts that draw combustion air from outside and expel the fumes/combustion byproducts outside as well. Not ideal for local air quality, but essentially eliminates indoor pollution from them.
- sidewndr46 5y agoWell sure, if you are the only person for miles that uses a fireplace. Additionally, I think people who are outdoors still have to breathe air.
- mikeyouse 5y agoTo that point -- last summer, my friends moved from a mountain town under constant threat of wildfire to a pleasant spot by a lake in the Midwest -- their new neighbor keeps a fire burning 24/7, so they still get to enjoy the terrible air quality all winter long.
- elmolino89 5y agoUnless it does turn wood into a pure gas without a trace of sulfur, silica etc. it must emit such stuff. Or it comes with filters cleaning fine particles, nitric oxide etc. In the end it does emit CO2.
- c2h5oh 5y agoWood pellets largely solve this.