Personal wood smoke stories

We feel desperate
Although our nearest neighbour is a field away we still can smell wood smoke…
Wood burners in Oxfordshire
Since I moved here, several wood-burners have been installed in neighbouring houses…
We feel trapped
We had no idea it would be this bad.…I am being robbed of my own health — by others.
Smoke gets in the house
We have been suffering from wood smoke for the last 6 years…
More wood smoke in the Netherlands
…the level of air pollution has increased dramatically over the last years due to the burning of wood.…
More smoke in Orlando
The last few years we have noticed a dramatic increase in neighborhood smoke that is so thick you can taste it.…
Can’t breathe all winter
I can’t breathe all winter, can’t afford to move, being driven out of our home of twenty years…
Migraines and nosebleeds
I get severe migraine headaches and nosebleeds from my neighbor’s chimney smoke…
Smoke pollution in Quebec
…My neighbor has a chimney 15 feet from my house and burns about 20 cords a year from late August to June…
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