Christmas stockings hung by a fireplace complete with crackling logs make for a festive image, but the rising popularity of wood-burning is being linked to a seasonal spike in air pollution.
Sales of log burners in the UK have jumped in recent years and England’s chief medical officer has warned that the trend risks undoing years of air quality improvements as homes shifted away from coal.
Sir Chris Whitty’s words of caution, buried in a 431-page report published by the government this month, have reignited concern about the dangers of a heating source seen by many households as “cosy”.
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