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Residential wood burning is a major source of fine particulate air pollution.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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6 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that residential wood burning is a major source of fine particulate air pollution?

Unclear. Several peer-reviewed and official sources indicate residential wood burning is an important or major contributor to particulate air pollution, but each is limited to a specific region or setting (European Alpine valleys, Switzerland, one Vermont town) or addresses only that wood smoke contains fine particles. No retrieved item establishes the general claim that residential wood burning is a major source of fine particulate air pollution overall.

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Residential Wood Burning: A Major Source of Fine Particulate Matter in Alpine Valleys in Central Europe
2013
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Residential Wood Burning: A Major Source of Fine Particulate Matter in Alpine Valleys in Central Europe. (2013). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2013_229

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Comparison of several wood smoke markers and source apportionment methods for wood burning particulate mass
2008
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Comparison of several wood smoke markers and source apportionment methods for wood burning particulate mass. (2008). hal.science. https://hal.science/hal-00304132v1

Comparison of several wood smoke markers and source apportionment methods for wood burning particulate mass
2008
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Sandradewi, J., Prévôt, A., Alfarra, M., Szidat, S., Wehrli, M., Ruff, M., Weimer, S., Lanz, V., Weingartner, E., Perron, N., Caseiro, A., Kasper-Giebl, A., Puxbaum, H., Wacker, L., & Baltensperger, U. (2008). Comparison of several wood smoke markers and source apportionment methods for wood burning particulate mass. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5194/ACPD-8-8091-2008

Short-term health effects from outdoor exposure to biomass burning emissions: A review.
2021
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Karanasiou, A., Alastuey, A., Amato, F., Renzi, M., Stafoggia, M., Tobias, A., Reche, C., Forastiere, F., Gumy, S., Mudu, P., & Querol, X. (2021). Short-term health effects from outdoor exposure to biomass burning emissions: A review.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146739

Smoke from Residential Wood Burning | US EPALockPrimary navigationOpen Sidenav MenuClose Sidenav Menuexpand or collapse the child menu
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Smoke from Residential Wood Burning | US EPALockPrimary navigationOpen Sidenav MenuClose Sidenav Menuexpand or collapse the child menu. (n.d.). epa.gov. https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/smoke-residential-wood-burning

Winter air quality in a wood-burning community: A case study in Waterbury, Vermont
1984
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Winter air quality in a wood-burning community: A case study in Waterbury, Vermont. (1984). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/0004-6981(84)90044-1

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