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The American Association of Aerosol Research
Armidale Air Quality Group, Australian air air quality site. | |
Forestry Smoke Tasmania, Australia | |
An OWB NEWS page. | |
See links page with over 65 Internet links. |
Welcome to BurningIssues.org, home page for Clean Air Revival, Inc.
Burning solid fuel yields particulate pollution - solid particles smaller than a red blood cell which have been implicated in 30,000 deaths in the US and 2.1 million deaths world wide per year. . "Particulate pollution is the most important contaminant in our air. ...we know that when particle levels go up, people die1. " Indeed, wood smoke is chemically active in the body 40 times longer than tobacco2.
1. Joel Schwartz, Ph.D., Harvard School of Public Health, E Magazine, Sept./Oct. 2002
“Each year, smoke from wood stoves and fireplaces contributes over 420,000 tons of fine particles throughout the country – mostly during the winter months. Nationally, residential wood combustion accounts for 44 percent of total stationary and mobile polycyclic organic matter (POM) emissions and 62 percent of the 7-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), which are probable human carcinogens and are of great concern to EPA.”3
3. Strategies for Reducing Residential Wood Smoke. EPA Document # EPA-456/B-09-001, September 2009. Prepared by Outreach and Information Division, Air Quality Planning Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. pp. 4-5.
The Wood Smoke Issue:
Comparison of Fuel Emissions
Latest Wood Smoke News:
CALM (Clean Air, Lakes and Mountains) invites you to watch the video, Prescribed Burning VS Human Health. |
Let us emphasize Climate Neutral rather than Carbon Neutral because Wood Smoke definitely harms the climate. |
Since the high costs of energy is an important reason that causes wood burners to burn. We suggest that you understand and support the Energy Initiative by Al Gore. |
EPA Report showing that certified wood stoves deteriorate over time. |
World Health Organization: 2 million premature deaths every year due to air pollution. They urge cleaning up the air. |
Wood smoke from heating and cooking raises lung cancer risk. Featured Health Science: Reuters Health |
Outdoor wood burning fireplaces and fire pits are selling like hot cakes all around the United States. Special Report. |
Featured Report: Outdoor Wood Boilers |
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