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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Gary Fuller

‘Smokeless’ fuels produce more ultrafine particles that get embedded in lungs, study shows

Bright flames seen behind the doors of a stove.
The new results on smokeless and low-smoke fuels show that substituting one solid fuel for another may not be the best solution to air pollution. Photograph: Doug Blane/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.

New research has found that burning “smokeless” or low-smoke fuels may be causing new air pollution hazards on streets and in homes.

These fuels are sold as alternatives to burning coal, wood and peat at home, but tests reveal their smoke contains large quantities of tiny ultrafine particles, smaller than the wavelength of light, that can deposit themselves deep in our lungs.

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