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58Sunliner

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2. Wood smoke is toxic.

Reply to WestMichRad (Original post)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 01:58 AM

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"hazardous free radicals in wood smoke are chemically active 40 times longer than those from cigarette smoke—so once inhaled, they will harm the body for far longer.
Other EPA estimates suggest that a single fireplace operating for an hour and burning 10 pounds of wood will generate 4,300 times more carcinogenic polyaromatic hydrocarbons than 30 cigarettes."
The particulate is smaller, oddly shaped and deposits deeper into lung tissue and is harder to get rid of.

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