Wood burning in homes drives dangerous air pollution in winter, study finds. Although only 2% of U.S. homes rely on wood as their primary heating source, residential wood burning accounts for more than one-fifth of Americans' wintertime exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5).
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