Where there's wood there's smoke
Conservative estimates indicate that wood now supplies 2-2.6% of total U.S. energy needs, about half the amount now produced by either nuclear power or hydropower. Air pollution and potential difficulties in future forest management are two major problems stemming from the increasing use of wood fuel. The improper burning of wood can generate large amounts of particulates, hydrocarbons, and carbon dioxide. Although wood smoke has a lower sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emission rate than coal- and oil-fired power plants, the level of particulate emissions from wood is greater than that from most forms of coal and 25 times greater than that from oil per Btu. Ways to increase the heat efficiency and reduce the pollution from wood stoves are described.
- OSTI ID:
- 6202652
- Journal Information:
- Environ. Action; (United States), Vol. 12:6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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