Toxicity of Wood Smoke

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Toxicity of Wood Smoke

 

 

some of the statements from a pamphlet from Clean Air Revival to demonstrate

the toxicity of wood smoke:

 

- wood smoke has been shown to carry bacteria and viruses directly into the

lung's moist environment where they can replicate

- breathing wood smoke for one hour lowers lab animals' ability to fight

infection by 25 to 40%

- Wood smoke is especially rich in some of the same carcinogens as found in

tobaccco, but is chemically active in the body 40 times longer than cigarette

smoke

- wood smoke is 12 times more likely to cause cancer that the same amount of

tobacco smoke

- wood smoke is also rich in dioxins and PCBs

AND

 

the reason you might like the smell of wood smoke:

 

- while burning and fires can be relaxing, keep in mind that it is the

toxics that make it so: carbon monoxide causes blood vessels to constrict and

creates a false sense of well-being. Breathing toluene from wood smoke - like

sniffing glue - can get you high.

 

(These points are from the pamphlet " Cancer Recovery and Wood Smoke " put out

by Clean Air Revival Inc, P.O. Box 1045, Point Arena, CA, 95468-1045.

_www.burningissues.org_ (http://www.burningissues.org) )

 

BURNING ISSUES - THE FAST FACT SHEET

STUDIES SHOW THAT…

_http://burningissues.org/car-www/education/simple-facts.htm_

(http://burningissues.org/car-www/education/simple-facts.htm)

 

Burning Issues Wood Smoke Fact Sheets

_http://burningissues.org/car-www/pdfs/facts-sheet.pdf_

(http://burningissues.org/car-www/pdfs/facts-sheet.pdf)

 

Legal: Court Cases, etc.

Court Rulings against wood burners.

_http://burningissues.org/car-www/legal/index.html_

(http://burningissues.org/car-www/legal/index.html)

 

Medical Effect of Specific Wood Smoke Chemicals

_http://burningissues.org/car-www/medical_effects/medical_effects_ws-specific-

chem.html_

(http://burningissues.org/car-www/medical_effects/medical_effects_ws-specific-ch\

em.html)