This case is pending trial. Athletes, newborns, children, the chronically ill, and the elderly die prematurely due to smoke pollution. Higher smoke levels cause higher chronic respiratory illness and hospitalizations. Where wood is burned for fuel it is the largest source of pollution. Wood smoke makes children sick and causes them to miss school.
Wood smoke contains many gases and chemicals including many carcinogens.
Carcinogens in wood smoke contain many of the same carcinogens that are in cigarettes. The EPA warns that there is no safe level of these carcinogens. Breathing them increases your risk of cancer. Wood smoke contains hundreds of chemicals. . Wood smoke also contains lead, cadmium and arsenic.