Title: EPA's Cleaner Burning Wood Stoves and Fireplaces: Fuel Comparison

This chart describes the relative emissions of fine particles (PM 2.5) from various fuels burned in fireplaces, wood stoves, and furnaces

Fireplace: 28 pounds per million Btu heat output
Uncertified Wood Stove: 4.6 pounds per million Btu heat output
EPA Certified Wood Stove: 1.4 pounds per million Btu heat output
Pellet Stove: 0.49 pounds per million Btu heat output
Oil Furnace: 0.013 pounds per million Btu heat output
Gas Furnace: 0.0083 pounds per million Btu heat output

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