Re: [Phys-l] Burning wood... was Glaze Ice

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

Yes, I know.  That's the reason for Berkeley's law.

bc,  in denial

p.s. IIRC, some "high tech" stoves have catalysts to ensure complete combustion, also operate at high temperature (insulation, etc.;  the heat exchanger is the stove pipe) also to reduce PM.    I bridle at the neighbors' use of kerosene to start their barbecues, and, especially, diesel smoke


On 2010, Feb 03, , at 16:03, Edmiston, Mike wrote:

> The primary problem with burning wood for household heating (or just burning the wood from storm-downed trees and branches) is the particulate matter.  Of course the CO2 and organics from incomplete combustion also are not so good, but for health it is the PM that's bad.  (And the PM also carries some of the organics deep into the lungs where they lodge.)
>
> Particulate matter is one of the original 7 named pollutants established by the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).  The 7 are SO2, CO, O3, NOx, Pb, PM10 and PM2.5