Brian Moench: 'Wood smoke is the worst type of pollution the average person ever inhales, more toxic than tobacco smoke.'
Aspens on the Discovery Trail in Summit County on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.Everyone in Summit County has taken up smoking — Mormons, non-Mormons, infants, adults, pregnant mothers, athletes, the elderly, everyone. Not tobacco, wood smoke. And that’s worse.
Magnifying the hazard, the smoke contains a witches’ brew of toxic chemicals and heavy metals. Burning 10 pounds of wood in a fireplace for one hour emits as many polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons asWood smoke easily seeps into even the most tightly sealed residences where it lingers long after the burning is over, perpetuating exposure.
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