Viewpoint: Forest Service Burns Pollute Residents with Smoke
A letter in the Missoula Current mentioned UPHE’s work to protect public health from the hazards of wood smoke. “According to Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, and Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution, wood smoke is the most toxic type of air pollution the average person ever inhales. Burning forests emit numerous airborne toxins, including tiny particles smaller than 2.5 micrograms (PM2.5). Such small particles are easily inhaled, enter the bloodstream, then penetrate organs and tissues, causing cancer and other serious health problems.”
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