Tumour initiation tests on mice: wood smoke 30 times more potent than cigarette smoke. The review by Naeher notes: “Organic extracts of ambient particulate matter (PM) containing substantial quantities of woodsmoke are 30- fold more potent than extracts of cigarette smoke condensate in a mouse skin tumor induction assay (Cupitt et al., 1994)”
US National Toxicology Program, Report on Carcinogens, Eleventh Edition (2005) Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons "The primary source of PAHs in air is the incomplete combustion of wood and fuel for residential heating."More information Comparison of Toxic Chemicals in Wood and Cigarette Smoke Burning 1 kg of wood creates more health-hazardous PAH than in 16,000 cigarettes. Burning Armidale's average of 4 tonnes per year produces more hazardous PAH than 64 million cigarettes. Comparison of pollution from the average passenger car and the average wood heater. | Woodsmoke Pollution and Your Health
video featuring Dr Jim Markos, lung specialist & Chairman of the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Lung Foundation
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