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Area of winter wood smoke Per cent of PM 2.5 or total carbon from Wood Smoke
San Francisco Bay Area, CA 45%
Santa Rosa, CA 65%
Fresno, CA 35.5%
Bakersfield, CA 63%
Los Angeles, CA 40%
Grand Canyon, AZ 50%
Las Vegas, NV 47%
Boise, ID 72 to 89%
Missoula, MT 68%
Albuquerque, NM 75%
Portland, OR 51%
Petersville, AL 85%
Seattle, Spokane, WA 44 to 92%
Raleigh, NC 95%
Puget Sound, WA 63%

Source: US EPA, PSAQMD, BAAQMD, CA ARB


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