"The primal urge to sit in front of a fire is in our DNA. That might be the reason I've typed "vintage electronic fireplaces" into Etsy's search bar on more than one occasion. There's evidence that fires can lower our blood pressure and induce relaxation as "part of a multisensory, absorptive, and social experience." I've sought that elusive object of desire: an affordable freestanding ventless fireplace that can give my apartment the majestic warm glow that only a fireplace can deliver."
"And going ventless isn't just about cost; there are quantifiable health risks to living with an actual yule log. It's well established that wood-burning fireplaces negatively impact both indoor quality and outdoor air quality. A 2020 study published in Science of the Total Environment found that "long-term exposure to PAH levels measured in the fireplace room may contribute to the development of cancer." PAHs are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that occur during "the incomplete combustion of organic material"-think tobacco, coal, gasoline, and wood."
The primal urge to sit in front of a fire is in human biology, and fires can lower blood pressure and induce relaxation as part of a multisensory, absorptive, and social experience. Renters and those who cannot install chimneys often seek affordable freestanding ventless fireplaces to recreate a fireplace's warm glow. Wood-burning fireplaces harm indoor and outdoor air quality through PAHs produced by incomplete combustion, which are hazardous and linked to cancer and lung cancer even among never-smokers. Residential wood burning can dramatically increase local PAH pollution. Two main ventless freestanding options exist: gel-fueled real flames and LED-based electric alternatives.
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