Previously unknown health and climate effects from firelighters exposed by researchers from Ireland, China and India
The analysis of air quality took place in south Dublin in 2016 and subsequent years, and included data recorded by the monitoring stations controlled by the EPA.
Despite generally good air quality in Ireland due to Atlantic weather patterns, the Aerosource research revealed that extreme air pollution events, spanning most populated areas across the country, occur frequently in wintertime and during these times concentrations of air pollutants exceed levels recommended for health.
“It has a toxic effect on the respiratory system, even if they’re tiny. Black carbon are usually very tiny particles that can go deep in the blood and the cardiovascular system,” she said. “Unfortunately, there is no silver lining in this cloud over human health and climate change until the promotion of solid biomass fires and the use of firelighters for ignition is replaced by a co-benefit policy.”
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