I have been sickened by wood…

I have been sickened by wood smoke for decades. There is little I would like more than a ban on wood burning, both for recreational purposes (fire pits), in campgrounds, as well as to provide heat for houses.
In many communities relying on wood for heat, especially in the moutains or when there are atmospheric inversions, the rate of hospitalizations increases in the heating season.

Because of the outside air ventilation in my parents' condo in Quebec City, visiting in winter was very difficult because of the high levels of wood smoke in outside air.

Wood does not burn clean and, whether the smoke comes from forest fires, fire pits or wood pellets, smoke is linked to many conditions both as a cause and as a trigger. The link below refers to indoor air but the risk is the same with high concentrations of smoke in outdoor air.

Wood is not an acceptable environmental solution. why get rid of coal because of its health effects, to replace it with something almost as bad?