Wood smoke stories from the United Kingdom

We put our house in Wales on the market because of the very poor quality of the air in the village.

…even after reporting the sky-high PM2.5 levels that my child is being exposed to, the Environmental Health Department has chosen not to act.

Two years ago we replaced [our wood burner] with a more modern, easy to use and, we thought, more eco friendly one.

We are both constantly suffering from asthma and chest infections that never clear up.

My story does not involve wood smoke, but fumes from the burning of a so called smokeless fuel.

Even when I am in the house I experience the symptoms because the smoke penetrates the house…

The smoke comes into my house even with the windows and doors closed.

The heavy dense smell of wood smoke pervades everything. I used to love this smell but now I struggle to breathe…

…my then 12-year old daughter who is asthmatic couldn’t breathe and her inhaler made no difference…