Title: Wood Stove Pollution in the Developed World: A Case to Raise Awareness Among Pediatricians
Author: Lisa B. Rokoff,Petros Koutrakis,Eric Garshick,Margaret R. Karagas,Emily Oken,Diane R. Gold,Abby F. Fleisch
Publication: Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care
Publisher: Elsevier
Date: June 2017
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Use of wood for residential heating is regaining popularity in developed countries. Currently, over 11 million US homes are heated with a wood stove. Although wood stoves reduce heating costs, wood smoke may adversely impact child health through the emission of gaseous and particulate air pollutants. Our purpose is to raise awareness of this environmental health issue among pediatricians...