Agricultural Waste Disposal - Agriculture

Concern over wood smoke• Science has changed dramatically over the last decade. It now showsus that smoke has significant public health effects, even at very lowconcentrations.• Exposure to levels previously thought to be “good” are now known tohave public health effects.• There are MORE THAN A HUNDRED known toxic substances found inwood smoke.• Wood smoke contains FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2.5). These tinyparticles stay in the air longer and travel farther than larger particles(such as dust) and can penetrate indoors. They are also able to traveldeeper into the lungs, causing irritation and disease.• The BC Air Action Plan identifies fine particulate matter and groundlevelozone as the two most harmful contributors to air pollution in BC.• Young children, the elderly, and people with pre-existing lung orheart disease are most likely to be affected by the harmful pollutantsreleased into the air by wood smoke, however, healthy individualscan also suffer negative health effects.Current evidence shows that smaller particles(smoke) are more harmful than largerparticles (dust).course particlessettle in upperrespiratory systemfine particles(PM2.5) settle inlower respiratorysystem6All burning creates PM2.5 so, if you mustburn, BURN HOT AND DRY, producing minimalair pollutants.BACK TOCONTENTS