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Second Hand Smoke: Wood Burning Fireplaces
Protect your family Protect your community
Claudia Girrbach
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When my neighbors burned wood in their fireplaces, I often felt poorly after exercise
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A fireplace before my research was A symbol of hearth and home Natural and benign
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• Composed of dangerous chemicals • Major contributor to air pollution • Correlated to chronic illnesses • Lethal
Wood smoke is…
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Dr. Joel Schwartz, Harvard School of Public Health �Particulate pollution is the most important contaminate in our air… When particulate levels go up, people die.�
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Particulate Pollution causes 30,000 deaths each year Equal to automobile fatalities
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Grain of sand is 90 µm
Human Hair diameter is 70 µm
Particulate pollution is less than 2.5 µm
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Small enough to…
Bypass the body�s defense mechanism
Enter lungs, brain and bloodstream
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Cigarettes ! Active for 30 sec
Wood smoke ! Active for 20 min
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Remain lodged deep within the lungs
Small enough to …
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Most at risk: • Newborns
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Most at risk: • Children
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Most at risk: • Adults who exercise
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Most at risk: • Elderly • Those already ill
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Small enough to …
Linger in the atmosphere for 20 days
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!Small enough !
to travel great ! distances!
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Small enough to…
Penetrate closed doors and windows
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Indoor air pollution is 50 – 70% of outdoor pollution
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Indoor air pollution is
Equivalent to living with a smoker
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Wood smoke during the winter months Contributes 50% of particulate pollution
Wood$SmokeCarsIndustryOther
Greater than cars and industry combined
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Per hour output of particulate pollution!
800 Fireplaces = 1 coal fired power plant!
500,000 active fireplaces in SF Bay Area!
Equivalent of 625 coal fired power plants!
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SF Bay Area
Particulate Pollution
For each fire " Nearly � pound
On a single winter night " �� tons
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• Composed of dangerous chemicals • Major contributor to air pollution • Affects non-burners • Correlated to chronic illnesses • Lethal
Wood smoke is…
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There is a low cost solution!Stop burning wood!
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What could be simpler?!
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If you are a wood burner… !
• Stop!• Switch to natural gas !• Start new rituals !
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Switch to natural gas • Gas is 3,000 times cleaner than wood fire • Newer stoves and fireplaces are better • BUT still dirty – Gas is 1,000 times cleaner
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Start new rituals • Aromatherapy • Music • Cuddling • Nature • Aquarium • Pet
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If you already don�t burn or burn clean • Educate your neighbors • Support regulations banning wood burning
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Why regulate • We all share the air • Education and regulation change behavior
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16% burn wood
100% affected
There is no where for her to hide
We all share the air
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Education and regulation change behavior. Seat Belt Law ! Seat Belt Usage
No Law 10 - 20%
With Law 45 – 77%
200 to 300% improvement
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Dr. Joel Schwartz, Harvard School of Public Health �When particulate levels go up, people die.�
Corollary When particulate levels go down, people live longer and healthier lives.
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Stop burning wood
What could be simpler?