Excerpt from:Air Agency Warns of Stagnant Air
Asks Residents Not to Burn
by Dedrick Allan
Asks Residents Not to Burn
by Dedrick Allan
The Olympic Region Clean Air Agency (ORCAA) is asking residents to refrain from burning unless absolutely necessary. This request is because of cold temperatures and little wind which may result in rising air pollution levels and stagnant air...
ORCAA officials say that in these conditions any smoke we put into the air, stays in the air around us. Burning wood creates smoke composed of fine and very fine particulate matter (PM2.5). These tiny particles are too small to be filtered by the nose and the body’s other natural defense mechanisms, so they may end up being inhaled deep into the lungs. That means that exposure to wood smoke may, at the very least, cause breathing problems and can increase – sometimes substantially – the severity of existing lung disease, such as asthma. Smoke also has been shown to aggravate heart and vascular disease...
Link to complete article:
http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4212-air-agency-warns-of-stagnant-air-asks-residents-not-to-burn
Thank you, KMAS, for your very complete and accurate reporting!
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