Reference Sites

• American Assn. for Aerosol Research  
• Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology
• Health Effects Institute Research on health effects of particles.
• EPA regulations for particulates and ozone.
• EPA IRIS online database contains EPA carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk and regulatory information.
• DOE Information on renewable energy. Interestingly, experts from DOE recommend biomass for gasification only.
• "An Annotated Bibliography on Acute Respiratory Infections and Indoor Air Pollution with Emphasis on Children Under 5 in Developing Countries," 
• Society of Toxicology
• National Enviromental Respiratory Center Bibliography on Wood Smoke Inmagic DB/Text WebPublisher found 265 records
• Consumer Information: Glossary of Air Pollution Terms: California Air Resources Board
• Stanford University Global Climate & Energy Project
  
• A Site on Health and Economic Impacts of Air Pollution.. http://www.airimpacts.org
• US EPA Particulate Matter (PM) Research Centers: NYU-EPA Particulate Matter (PM) Health Research Center
• US EPA Particulate Matter (PM) Research Centers:EPA Particulate Matter Center at University of Rochester
• US EPA Particulate Matter (PM) Research Centers: Southern Calif ornia Particle Center and Supersite (UCLA, UC, USC)
• US EPA Particulate Matter (PM) Research Centers: Harvard Particulate Center
• US EPA Particulate Matter (PM) Research Centers: Northwest Center for Particulate Matter & Health

International Wood Smoke and Coal Smoke Related Sites

• Air Quality Research Group (U.N.E) **** Australia
• England: coalsmokekills (includes wood smoke) by Simon Francis ****
• UK National Air Quality Info Archive
• The Swedish Clean Air Society (click on English version)www.siki.se:
• South Asia:The World Bank Group Indoor Air Pollution Energy and Health for the Poor, Issue No. 1
• Association pour L'Air Pur (ALAP) C.P. 115, Joliette (Québec) Canada J6E 3Z6. Courriel: <mailto:info@alap.qc.ca> (They still have talk about how to burn right: but we know that will not help stop wood smoke pollution.)
  
• Outdoor burning: Canada-USA Dioxins and Furans Dumping into the Great Lakes.
• French Canadian Site We advocate a change in mentality regarding residential wood burning and we do not believe that with today’s technology, one can burn wood in a safe and environmentally friendly way. Therefore, we do not agree with some of the advices given in the footage. If you think it is important to provide a healthy environment for your family and your neighbours, just don’t burn wood!

United States Smoke Related Sites

• Massachusetts Clean Air Site
• Puget Sound video on Wood Smoke Pollution Health Effects
• Jane Koenig: EPA Northwest Research Center for Particulate Air Pollution and Health
• Georgia Representative Louis Lowery : site with information on air pollution from outdoor burning, and trench burning in Georgia.
• Michigan : Dangers of Leaf Burning Rochester Hills anti leaf burning campaign.
• Iowa Environmental Department site containing good information on Air Quality and open burning.
• Minneapolis, MN: New site:www.takebacktheair.com   To fight for cleaner air.
• Ameicans With Disabilities Act.
• Illinois Lung Association speaks out on coal burning.
• BURN BARRELS: New York State Attorney General's office has come out against burn barrels. This is a press release and brochure. It accentuates combustion dioxins.
• Burn Barrel.org
• MEDICAL ABSTRACTS. The FREE PUBMED SITE , search for " wood smoke". It will give you a current 243 abstracts. Or see an older completed search here with out leaving the site.Wood Smoke Health Effects Pubmed Bibliography
• Mutiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) - aessra
• Envirosense - Residential Leaf Burning
• Purdue University Extension - Leaf Burning<
• Centers for Disease Control - Asthma
• National Institute of Health - Asthma
• EPA Office of Air and Radiation
• Biomass Burning Alternatives: Service Providers Map California Air Resources Board
• Evergreen Magazine The magazine provides Foundation members and others with information, analysis and perspective concerning issues and events impacting forests, forestry, forest communities and the forest products industry.
• Mold spores on wood are not killed in the combustion process: www.moldacrossamerica.org

Self Protection Sites:

• Air cleaners and much more including a newletter WWW.achooallergy.com
• Air cleaners , masks, car air cleaners, Allergy and Asthma Technology, LTD.
• Want to monitor your air? Home monitors: Air Advice
• ASH: Tobacco Smoke and Health Information
• National Safety Council's Crossroads
• Ear Candles Danger
• Candles Lead
• Masks - Survive America - Gas Masks - Nuclear, Biological, & Chemical -
• Masks ApprovedGasMasks.com
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Global Awareness Campaign http://www.mcs-global.org/
• To cap your chimney or have a decrorative gas log put in contact Chimney Sweeps of America

  Compost -- It's Mulch Better

 Wood Burning Industry and Commercial Forestry Sites

• Wood Heat - a sales organization fostering wood burning (listed as woodheat.com)
• Woodheat.org -Read lies that say " ...heating a house with wood,...is environmentally appropriate. ...
• Canadian Government Publication: All about burning. "Burn it Smart." [That is an oxymoron.] (63 pages).