High concentrations of ultrafine dust in living rooms with wood-burning stove

While using a wood-burning stove, large amounts of particulate matter and ultrafine dust are released into living rooms. This is according to a citizen science project by Utrecht University. Researcher Fleur Froeling: "Although this study was carried out among a small group, we see that over three times more ultrafine dust is present in a home when the wood stove is on." For this study, four homes were fitted with a measurement backpack, equipped with advanced measuring instruments: a particulate and ultrafine dust meter. Long-term high concentrations. A significant increase in particulate matter and ultrafine dust was measured in all homes when a stove was turned on. There is 3.7 times more ultrafine dust in a home when the stove is on compared to when the stove is off. After the stove is turned on, high concentrations are present in the house for a long time, which slowly decrease after the stove is turned off again.