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After working for nearly two decades to advance protections against harmful wood-smoke pollution, the American Lung Association of California helped secure a landmark regulation that will prohibit wood burning on nights when the air is unhealthy and limit visible emissions from chimneys year round.The Bay Area Air Quality Management District unanimously adopted the most health-protective wood-smoke regulation in California, and possibly the nation.
Wood smoke consists of tiny toxic particles that pose a serious public health threat when inhaled, contributing to asthma, emphysema and even premature death. Children and the elderly are most vulnerable.
