Researchers call for new wood heaters to be banned from urban areas and for existing ones to be phased out after their study shows their smoke may be killing up to 63 people a year in the ACT alone.
Petrol has been refined, wood smoke is unrefined and an improperly burning one, or something not efficient like a pot belly, really pump out the pollutants. My neighbour does green wood stack burns without a care in the world.
I wholeheartedly agree with you but in semi-urban/urban areas, this is low-hanging fruit for air pollution. Bit of a no-brainer.
Yeah, but a lot of modern trucks burn off the particulates these days. They run heat through an accumulator for 5-10 mins or so, at least our tree truck did.
A poorly run fire is bad for PM2.5 which is the one that lodges in the lungs. It’s hard to regulate. You can make a smoky modern efficient fireplace too. Even wood types. Difficult to regulate and if electricity is available, reverse cycle is the go.
Okay, so let’s take a look at car emission related deaths if you want to ban something.
Petrol has been refined, wood smoke is unrefined and an improperly burning one, or something not efficient like a pot belly, really pump out the pollutants. My neighbour does green wood stack burns without a care in the world.
I wholeheartedly agree with you but in semi-urban/urban areas, this is low-hanging fruit for air pollution. Bit of a no-brainer.
isnt our diesel like the worst in the world though?
Yeah, but a lot of modern trucks burn off the particulates these days. They run heat through an accumulator for 5-10 mins or so, at least our tree truck did.
A poorly run fire is bad for PM2.5 which is the one that lodges in the lungs. It’s hard to regulate. You can make a smoky modern efficient fireplace too. Even wood types. Difficult to regulate and if electricity is available, reverse cycle is the go.