Sources and more information
Here are some links to reports, studies and further information about particulate pollution and wood burning.
Particulate pollution from wood burning
- Indoor Air Pollution from Residential Stoves: Examining the Flooding of Particulate Matter into Homes during Real-World Use
- Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2022: air pollution – Section 4.9
- The impact of domestic wood burning on personal, indoor and outdoor levels of 1,3-butadiene, benzene, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde
The health impacts of particulate pollution
- Personalising the Health Impacts of Air Pollution (Kings College)
- Estimating Local Mortality Burdens associated with Particulate Air Pollution (Public Health England)
- National Statistics: Emissions of air pollutants in the UK – Particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5)
Mental health and particulate pollution
- Air pollution, depressive and anxiety disorders, and brain effects: A systematic review
- Association of Ambient Air Pollution with Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Older Adults: Results from the NSHAP Study
- Effect of long-term exposure to air pollution on anxiety and depression in adults: A cross-sectional study
- Air Pollution (Particulate Matter) Exposure and Associations with Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar, Psychosis and Suicide Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- The relation between past exposure to fine particulate air pollution and prevalent anxiety: observational cohort study
Particulate Pollution in Oxford
- Data on key sources of air pollution in Oxford
- Data: Public Health Outcomes Framework for Oxford (Figure: D01 - Fraction of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution)
- Data: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution
- Oxford’s Air Quality Action Plan
