Learn about reducing your risk to residential wood smoke and how pollutants it contains can lead to adverse health effects, especially among those with pre-existing health conditions.
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00:00 What are the health effects of residential wood smoke?
00:06 Residential wood smoke is produced by burning wood and includes both indoor and outdoor
00:09 sources.
00:11 Exposure to it can cause eye, nose, throat and lung irritation, aggravation of pre-existing
00:17 heart and lung conditions like asthma, and more.
00:20 Exposure to pollutants found in residential wood smoke can lead to adverse health effects,
00:24 especially among those with pre-existing health conditions, children, pregnant people, seniors,
00:31 or those with increased exposure.
00:33 You can learn more about reducing your risks and find answers to your other burning questions
00:37 at the link.
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