WOODSMOKE CAN MAKE UP AS MUCH AS 80% OF AIR POLLUTION IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOODS IN WINTER MONTHS.
WOODSMOKE CONTAINS MANY HARMFUL SUBSTANCES INCLUDING THOSE WHICH CAUSE OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASES---ACUTE AND CHRONIC---AND CANCER.
THERE IS NO CLEAN WAY TO BURN WOOD.
Air Pollution Agencies in Washington State
Burning Issues/Clean Air Revival
That old wood-burning stove spews a lot of pollution, air agency warns
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