Wood-burning stoves are often considered safer, cleaner and more attractive than open fires. This may, in part, explain why ...

People who use solid fuel stoves as a secondary source of heating could consider stopping its use altogether. That really ...

A professor of environmental chemistry says some people with wood-burning stoves should consider stopping using them as they ...

A study found that burning wood in our homes is one of the most dangerous types of air pollution. Here’s what you need to ...

Professor Wenger said: "If you have a wood burner, you could check that the pollution levels aren’t too high before you fire it up.People who rely on solid fuel stoves as their only source of ...

How an engineer in Cameroon developed a formula for recycling oil and designing a stove that can use it in a safe kitchen ...

There is something cosy and appealing about settling down next to a roaring fire in winter but, every year, nearly 61,000 premature deaths in Europe ...

A new report calling for stricter regulations on wood-burning stoves and urging the Executive to raise public awareness about ...

Dr Parker said: "Wood-burning stoves are especially harmful to our health because of their production of particulate matter. That's where tiny particles that can be produced from burning solid fuels ...