Going Back to Nature...Isn't Always Better!
Reducing wood smoke pollution can have a major impact on the health of your family members in your home, and in your neighborhood and community.
Wood smoke is a particulate pollution that causes respiratory problems for people with asthma or other lung problems.
Wood smoke causes more than four times as much fine particulate pollution as all of the power plants in the 4-county area of Southern California! PM2.5 pollution is associated with a wide range of adverse health impacts including an increase in premature deaths, particularly among those with heart and lung disease. Southern California -- the land of sunshine and mild weather -- has the highest PM2.5 levels i the nation.
A solution: You can convert your wood-burning fireplace to use clean-burning gas logs.
Learn more at www.HealthyHearths.org
Wood smoke is a particulate pollution that causes respiratory problems for people with asthma or other lung problems.
Wood smoke causes more than four times as much fine particulate pollution as all of the power plants in the 4-county area of Southern California! PM2.5 pollution is associated with a wide range of adverse health impacts including an increase in premature deaths, particularly among those with heart and lung disease. Southern California -- the land of sunshine and mild weather -- has the highest PM2.5 levels i the nation.
A solution: You can convert your wood-burning fireplace to use clean-burning gas logs.
Learn more at www.HealthyHearths.org
