[Stoves] Biomass stove pollution in UK

[tmiles at trmiles.com]

This is just sensationalism on the part of the Daily Mail. Is it relevant to this list? It just shows that fear mongering is everywhere.  

 

I am sure that readers are tired of hearing the elders like Nikhil, Crispin and I talk about air quality history and metrics but the basic theme of the article was covered through careful ambient air quality measurements that started more than forty years ago. There is no mention in the article of the science behind UK, European, or international standards and regulations for wood burning appliances. And no real data on the relative impact of transportation and heating fuels in specific jurisdictions in the UK. There is likely either an advocacy group behind the alarmist article or an author who wants to sell books with a catchy theme. The comments suggest that it might be supporting a politician who is against wood burning but for removing trees.    

 

Tom

 

 

From: Stoves <stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org> On Behalf Of Nikhil Desai
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2018 1:58 PM
To: nari phaltan <nariphaltan at gmail.com>
Cc: Crispin Pemberton-Pigott <crispinpigott at outlook.com>; stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org
Subject: Re: [Stoves] Biomass stove pollution in UK

 

Anil:

 

Usual poppycock. 

 

Emissions are not exposures, nor are exposures uniformly harmful, nor is fuel ban the best means of harm alleviation. 

 

One needs air basin modeling for particular regions and cohorts (plus natural sources of emissions, some of which, such as trees, are also exposure control devices; spraying the streets also controls particulate transport.)

 

And then one needs to do source allocation, prioritize among processes and species, and develop an economic, legally defensible air quality plan. And oh yes, dispense with PM2.5 equitoxicity and Integrated Exposure Response. Non-particulates from diesel and petrochemicals are probably more toxic, as are other biological pathogens. 

 

There, I have given you the core truth of the religion of air quality. 

 

Like all religions, priests have corrupted and obfuscated the core truths, propagating convenient lies, reciting ritualistic mumbo-jumbo, issuing fatwas and encyclicals, sprinkling holy waters of academic prestige on stinking rot. 

Fake news all around. 

Nikhil 

 


On Nov 18, 2018, at 10:39 AM, nari phaltan <nariphaltan at gmail.com <mailto:nariphaltan at gmail.com> > wrote:

Interesting findings closer to home!

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6402031/Wood-burning-stoves-emit-six-times-pollution-diesel-truck.html

 

Cheers.

 

Anil

 

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