Doctors call for crack down on trendy 'invisible killer' home appliance amid claims they're linked to thousands of deaths a year

More than 100 UK doctors have pushed the Prime Minister for an urgent plan to slash deadly and 'alarming' levels of air pollution — including 'taking action' on wood burning stoves. Pollution is estimated to cause up to 38,000 premature deaths a year, according to a 2022 report Ella Kissi-Debrah, nine, died in 2013, after three years of seizures and 27 visits to hospital for treatment to breathing problems Domestic combustion, which includes wood burning, contributed to a third of the UK's total PM2.5 emissions in 2021 — particles in the air invisible to the human eye that can enter into blood and penetrate deep into the lungs. London pollution levels frequently break recommended limits for nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 — particles in the air invisible to the human eye but able to get into blood and penetrate deep into the lungs Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah warned 'Air pollution is an invisible killer' following the death of her daughter The medical professionals stressed that pollution causes reduced fertility, harms fetal lungs, increases miscarriages and also results in smaller and more premature babies. Although smoking remains the biggest risk factor for the disease — which accounts for 34,800 deaths in the UK annually — outdoor air pollution causes roughly one in 10 cases.