“domestic wood-burning is the largest source of particulate pollution in the UK. Only 8% of the UK’s homes burn wood, but this accounts for around 21% of the total PM2.5 emissions, whereas all traffic on the UK roads produces 13%” https://medium.com/the-new-climate/why-the-environmental-mov...
“Burning wood at home produces more pollution than road traffic” https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjdne9ke0m1o
“Residential wood-burning is the biggest source of particulate matter and soot/black carbon in Europe” https://www.fern.org/publications-insight/latest-evidence-on...
“domestic wood-burning is the largest source of particulate pollution in the UK. Only 8% of the UK’s homes burn wood, but this accounts for around 21% of the total PM2.5 emissions, whereas all traffic on the UK roads produces 13%” https://medium.com/the-new-climate/why-the-environmental-mov...
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> I breathe in smoke every day through the copious amount of weed I smoke
It shows.
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Yes clearly your anecdote is irrefutable proof.
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> Did you notice how they have banned and demonized tobacco, but the lung cancer rate keeps increasing?
No, I noticed the opposite. They demonized tobacco, and lung cancer rates went dowm precipitously.
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Rates are down massively compared to where they were before the significant drop in smoking.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10752493/
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Putting aside the debate about harm, it's very annoying filling the shared air with wood smoke. I'm glad you think you're invulnerable to smoke.
Lung cancer rates are decreasing.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/US-cigarette-sales-1900-...
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> the lung cancer rate keeps increasing? I just don't get it!
ChangeTheAirFoundation.org