Characterizing Wood Smoke

Thinking about Community Science Projects led me to this thesis by UNBC Grad Student, Gail Millar in 2006. She did some mobile sampling in Terrace, Telkwa, Smithers, Houston and Burns Lake. She looks closely at wood smoke emissions though I haven’t read this yet. If you digest the results – please share them here!

Characterizing Residential Wood Smoke on the Neighbourhood Scale, 2006

Comparisons between the two heating seasons suggest residential wood smoke concentrations may be declining. Persistent wood smoke hotspots were identified with mean estimated PM2.5 ranging 13-59 ug/m3 and maximum values > 200 ug/m3. These areas were largely associated with single family dwellings followed by housing types typically associated with lower socioeconomic statuses.

Gail Millar