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Wood is primary heating in 2% of homes but contributes to producing 21% of country’s wintertime particle pollution

Air pollution from home wood burning is estimated to lead to 8,600 premature deaths in the US each year, according to research.

Just 2% of US homes use wood for primary heating. Another 8% burn wood for pleasure, aesthetics or supplementary heating, but combined they produce 21% of the country’s wintertime particle pollution.