Wood smoke stories
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Cancer
Wood smoke and illness
My next door neighbor burns wood. During the winter his stove is running 12–18 hours straight.
Cancer with wood smoke
So we pay the price for ignorance, poor ordinance, years of fighting for our property rights, the stress, the duress, the financial burdens, and now the physical death of my husband…
Severe smoke pollution in Western Australia
…There are just so many wood heaters that as soon as the wind eases off we are swamped with smoke…
Cancer and polluted air in Oregon
…The power to pollute that is in the hands of any one person or family, is way out of proportion to the benefit.…
Firepits in Saskatoon
…Our neighbor burns a firepit despite being told of our health problems. They say it’s only smoke and the fire dept says they can…
Serious health issues and wood smoke in New Zealand
…I can’t take much more of this! My husband died from a brain tumor and I have had breast cancer.
Life destroyed by an OWB
Someone please tell me why and how anyone can destroy your life with an outdoor wood boiler …
Cancer in Prince George
In 2010 at age 58 I developed aggressive diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (DLBCL) …
Smoke-filled air in Phoenix
Unfortunately, in the winter months the pollution from wood burning can be significant…