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<p>National Statistics regarding emissions of air pollutants in the UK are published
annually at the following URL: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Femissions-of-air-pollutants&data=04%7C01%7Cemma.pryor%40defra.gov.uk%7Ca0b3128249ce4951abec08d8b3bd4381%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C1%7C0%7C637456972758143427%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=rw9DxxIiXZ4JVBzXhRmkNV9Wmo949ou%2BLgdEiTa5Jy0%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/emissions-of-air-pollutants</a></p><p>
</p><p>The latest statistics estimated 38 per cent of primary emissions of PM <sub>2.5</sub>
in the UK came from domestic wood burning sources in 2018. There is an increasing
trend in emissions from this source over time. Defra also publishes national statistics
on air quality as measured by the national network of air quality monitoring stations;
the latest statistics report gives domestic solid fuel burning as a reason for the
greatest concentrations of PM <sub>2.5</sub> recorded in the evenings and at weekends.
The URL for these statistics is: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fair-quality-statistics&data=04%7C01%7Cemma.pryor%40defra.gov.uk%7Ca0b3128249ce4951abec08d8b3bd4381%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C1%7C0%7C637456972758153424%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=522qKg9ZLU02zde4YZh34obxUw9h9tAR1mi3a9z89vg%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/air-quality-statistics</a></p><p>
</p><p>Defra recently published final reports from research to understand burning
in UK homes and gardens, which expands the evidence base on solid fuel appliances
and how households operate them. The research is published at the following URL: <a
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