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Burning wood in the interior can cause damage to cigarette smoke, researchers warned the increasing popularity of a new study, native wood burns after lung damage.
Wooden combustion stoves have gained popularity in Europe.
And experts say that in the UK is one of the largest sources of air pollution known as PM2.5, which are small particles that penetrate the lungs in the United Kingdom.
Researchers from the University College London examined health data on 11,000 people who participated in the English -long -term study of the Energy Performance Certificates of Energy Performance Certificates and the UK census data, also known as EPCs.
They found that the European Respiratory Association Congress in Amsterdam found that wood burning tools are more likely among white people in wealthy neighborhoods in cities and wealthy neighborhoods in cities.
Lung function measurements were evaluated among a smaller group of more than 1,700 people three times for eight years.
Researchers used a test to see how much air could explode in a second after a deep breath, also known as the expiratory volume in a second or Fev1.
The woman who warmed up near the stove in a day in her retirement life. (Picture: Middeldeld through Getty Images)
They found that the decreases in Fev1 were larger among people using closed wooden burners.
For example, an average of 0.12 liters of 0.12 liters between people aged 70 to 79 years, Fev1s, between those who are not exposed to 0.07 liters, such as closed wooden burners, decreased by 0.12 liters.
The research team found that the use of wooden fuel reportedly increased from 10% to 18% in 2004/25% in 2004/25%.
Dr Horsfall said to Congress: “We know that at home, wood burning emit harmful air pollution, including both indoors and outdoor carcinogens.
“Despite this, air pollution from this source has doubled in England since 2009, while more people have set up and use wooden stoves.
“However, the connection with health results in high -income countries is not well understood and it is difficult to describe the existing air quality monitoring networks of high emission settlements.”
“We have found that people who use solid fuel have lower cigarette and lung disease rates, which can mask the real effects of solid fuel exposure.
“However, even after setting socioeconomic and housing factors, using repeated pulmonary function measurements for eight years, we found that lung function has fallen faster between solid fuel users compared to non -users.
“This suggests that despite the healthier base line of the exposed group, it is an important connection between the use of solid fuel and the decrease in respiratory.
“Our study shows that high particles from stoves damage respiratory tissues and cause inflammation similar to cigarette smoke.”
Researchers will now investigate whether people living in high -concentration of wooden stoves such as the richer parts of London or in nearby areas will also show increasing respiratory problems such as inhaler prescriptions and hospital visits for lung conditions.
Commenting on the new study, Astthma and Lung UK General Manager Sarah Sleet said: “The findings of this research are not surprising, but help to add evidence of the effect of air pollution from wood burners on our lungs.
“The increase in the number of wooden burner houses and primarily a wood burner is the aesthetics of this.
“I hope this research causes people to question whether the return of a wood burner is worth it, because the harmful effect on you and your family’s lungs.
“The effect of wood burners, more open information and guidance than the government, health effect and local wood burning around the increasing arrangements around the awareness would be good to see.”
Professor Ane Johannessen, President of the European Respiratory Association Epidemiology and Environmental Group, added: “We see a growing tendency to use wood burning stoves in Europe.
“Research in other parts of the world, where traditional wood burns at home, have shown that this is harmful and caused asthma, COPD and lung cancer.
“These findings show that the wooden burners used in European homes may have similar effects and should be considered as a potential environmental risk factor in evaluating respiratory health in patients with unexplained lung function decrease or chronic respiratory symptoms.
“Although new eco-design European wood burners are generally considered to be cleaner and safer than more traditional wooden stoves, many European houses still use old wooden burners and even new stoves may not be completely risk-free.
“This study underlines the need for a clearer public health guidance and regulation on local wood burning.
“People should be aware that these stoves can harm themselves and their families, and doctors should ask their patients if they use stoves.”
