‘Eco’ wood burners produce 450 times more pollution than gas heating – report

Researchers have found that air pollution may harm every organ in the body. Photograph: Treesme/Alamy

“Ecodesign” wood burning stoves produce 450 times more toxic air pollution than gas central heating, according to new data published in a report from Prof Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England.

Older stoves, now banned from sale, produce 3,700 times more, while electric heating produces none, the report said.