Is wood a pollutant?
Wood burning is a major source of harmful air pollution in many communities. A growing body of research clearly shows that wood smoke increases the risk of serious health outcomes including asthma, heart attacks, strokes, cancer, and dementia.
Can I install a non EPA certified wood stove?
Sale and installation of uncertified wood stoves are prohibited. When a house is sold, all used, uncertified solid fuel burning devices, other than cookstoves, in or on the property must be removed and destroyed. DEQ’s Heat Smart Program is available for those buying or selling woodstoves.
What is EPA wood?
All wood stoves certified under the 2015 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) have been independently tested by an accredited laboratory to meet a particulate emissions limit of no more than 4.5 grams per hour.
Is burning wood illegal in California?
Permanent wood-burning devices in any new residential developments are banned, and those with wood-burning fireplaces are subject to mandatory “no-burn” days when high pollution levels are forecast during the season.
Do wood fires cause pollution?
Most fireplaces, wood-burning stoves and other appliances that use wood as fuel create more air pollution than heaters and stoves that use other fuels. Inside homes, wood smoke is an indoor air pollutant.
Do wood fires harm the environment?
It is often argued that wood burners are bad for the environment because of the carbon emissions they produce. If done correctly, wood burning can actually become a part of a carbon neutral process, whereby the carbon released from burning wood is balanced out by the carbon absorbed by the tree during its lifetime.
What is non-catalytic wood stoves?
Non-catalytic stoves do not use a catalyst, but have three internal characteristics that create a good environment for complete combustion. These are firebox insulation, a large baffle to produce a longer, hotter gas flow path, and pre-heated combustion air introduced through small holes above the fuel in the firebox.
What is EPA certified?
This means that the United States Environmental Protection Agency has examined the work that the company does and has certified that they are meeting the EPA’s standards for protecting the environment. Becoming EPA Certified is a process that has to be worked through for any company wanting to carry that designation.
What is the meaning of non-polluting?
Definition of nonpolluting : causing little or no pollution : not polluting nonpolluting industries nonpolluting energy sources First Known Use of nonpolluting 1870, in the meaning defined above
What is the meaning of nonpolluting?
Definition of nonpolluting. : causing little or no pollution : not polluting nonpolluting industries nonpolluting energy sources.
What are the different types of non-polluting energy sources?
Other non-polluting sources are solar energy, tidal energy, wave energy and wind energy. Most non-polluting energy sources require a high capital investment but have low running costs.