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Residential wood-burning stoves emit fine particulate matter that harms outdoor and indoor air quality.

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Is it true that residential wood-burning stoves emit fine particulate matter that harms outdoor and indoor air quality?

Yes. The EPA states that fine particles from residential wood smoke are a major health threat and can cause respiratory disease, and other sources confirm wood stoves emit PM2.5. Together these support that residential wood-burning stoves emit fine particulate matter harming outdoor and indoor air quality.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 9 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 9
Wood-burning stove
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Wood-burning stove. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood-burning_stove

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Indoor and outdoor fine particulate matter and carbon monoxide concentrations in homes of infants in Nairobi, Kenya
2026
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Kipter, V. K., Were, F. H., Gatari, M. J., Zuidema, C., Seto, E. Y. W., & Stampfer, O. D. (2026). Indoor and outdoor fine particulate matter and carbon monoxide concentrations in homes of infants in Nairobi, Kenya. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0006202

Interventions to reduce ambient particulate matter air pollution and their effect on health.
2019
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Burns, J., Boogaard, H., Polus, S., Pfadenhauer, L. M., Rohwer, A. C., Erp, A. M. v., Turley, R., & Rehfuess, E. (2019). Interventions to reduce ambient particulate matter air pollution and their effect on health.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010919.pub2

Which cooking fuels and stoves are most beneficial to global health?
2024
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Which cooking fuels and stoves are most beneficial to global health?. (2024). iris.who.int. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/376758

Efficacy of interventions targeting household air pollution from residential wood stoves -
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Efficacy of interventions targeting household air pollution from residential wood stoves - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1038/jes.2015.73

Transition to an intelligent use of cleaner biomass stoves
2016
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Transition to an intelligent use of cleaner biomass stoves. (2016). vbn.aau.dk. https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/d6824bd9-a489-4758-9ea4-318bfd1a9ef4

Effect of operating conditions and technology on residential wood stove emissions for criteria, greenhouse gas, and hazardous air pollutants
2025
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Effect of operating conditions and technology on residential wood stove emissions for criteria, greenhouse gas, and hazardous air pollutants. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/ABHELF

Association between air pollution from residential wood burning and dementia incidence in a longitudinal study in Northern Sweden
2018
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Oudin, A., Segersson, D., Adolfsson, R., & Forsberg, B. (2018). Association between air pollution from residential wood burning and dementia incidence in a longitudinal study in Northern Sweden. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198283

Smoke from Residential Wood Burning | US EPALockPrimary navigationOpen Sidenav MenuClose Sidenav Menuexpand or collapse the child menu
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Smoke from Residential Wood Burning | US EPALockPrimary navigationOpen Sidenav MenuClose Sidenav Menuexpand or collapse the child menu. (n.d.). epa.gov. https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/smoke-residential-wood-burning

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