Wood burning emissions to be monitored this winter across England

The National Centre for Atmospheric Science is to monitor emissions from wood burners across the UK this winter, looking for an indication that solid fuel burning is rising. 

The research will be carried out across three air quality supersites situated in Manchester, Birmingham and London, which are designed to track long-term trends in different pollution types and provide evidence to inform government policy. Recent figures have revealed that almost 16% of people in the South East of England and around 18% of people in Northern Ireland use wood burners, one of the biggest sources of small particulate matter (PM) nationwide. PM2.5 can bypass filters in the lungs, passing into the bloodstream where it can lead to serious health conditions.

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