Personal wood smoke stories
Polluted Norwich
…When we moved here in 2000 the air was clean and fresh during the day and especially the evenings. Now we are surrounded by many residents who burn both wood and coal.…
Neighbor’s smoke envelops our home
For the past two years, my neighbor's wood stove chimney has been spewing smoke pollution…
Eyes severely affected
…I am left with an allergy to woodsmoke which has changed my life.
Officials don’t take issue seriously
There are several open fires or woodburners near me and the air often smells of smoke…
Smoke comes in through air intake
It is difficult for me to breathe in my own home…
Never imagined city air could be cleaner
His wood stove burns day and night and a heavy cloud of smoke surrounds my home.
Driven from a Hampshire market town
…It cost me tens of thousands to move…
Unhealthy retirement in Comox Valley
If we knew that the air quality was this bad we would have never moved to Comox.
Smoke in rural South Australia
…I am slowly suffocating and nobody cares…
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