DO YOU KNOW DO YOU KNOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT’S IN WHAT’S IN WHAT’S IN WOOD SMOKE? WOOD SMOKE? WOOD SMOKE?

BENZENE BENZENE BENZENE TOLUENE TOLUENE TOLUENE CARBON MONOXIDE CARBON MONOXIDE CARBON MONOXIDE FORMALDEHYDE FORMALDEHYDE FORMALDEHYDE SULFUR DIOXIDE SULFUR DIOXIDE SULFUR DIOXIDE NAPTHALENE NAPTHALENE NAPTHALENE METHYL CHLORIDE METHYL CHLORIDE METHYL CHLORIDE BENZO(A)PYRENE BENZO(A)PYRENE BENZO(A)PYRENE METHANE METHANE METHANE PHENOL PHENOL PHENOL SMOKY FIRE? SMOKY FIRE? SMOKY FIRE? NUISANCE BURNING? NUISANCE BURNING? NUISANCE BURNING? Call the ACHD 24-Hour Complaint Line: Call the ACHD 24-Hour Complaint Line: Call the ACHD 24-Hour Complaint Line: 412-687-2243 412-687-2243 412-687-2243 Wood smoke can be harmful to your health and the Wood smoke can be harmful to your health and the Wood smoke can be harmful to your health and the health of your family and neighbors. Wood smoke health of your family and neighbors. Wood smoke health of your family and neighbors. Wood smoke contains dozens of air toxics - contaminants known contains dozens of air toxics - contaminants known contains dozens of air toxics - contaminants known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects, such as reproductive effects or birth defects, effects, such as reproductive effects or birth defects, effects, such as reproductive effects or birth defects, or adverse environmental effects. The air toxics found or adverse environmental effects. The air toxics found or adverse environmental effects. The air toxics found in wood smoke can include hazardous chemicals in wood smoke can include hazardous chemicals in wood smoke can include hazardous chemicals such as benzene, toluene, methane, formaldehyde, such as benzene, toluene, methane, formaldehyde, such as benzene, toluene, methane, formaldehyde, and naphthalene, just to name a few. and naphthalene, just to name a few. and naphthalene, just to name a few.

Wood smoke also contributes to Allegheny County’s Wood smoke also contributes to Allegheny County’s Wood smoke also contributes to Allegheny County’s fine particulate pollution problem. Short term fine particulate pollution problem. Short term fine particulate pollution problem. Short term exposure to the fine particulate pollution found in exposure to the fine particulate pollution found in exposure to the fine particulate pollution found in wood smoke can aggravate lung diseases, causing wood smoke can aggravate lung diseases, causing wood smoke can aggravate lung diseases, causing asthma attacks and acute bronchitis, and may asthma attacks and acute bronchitis, and may asthma attacks and acute bronchitis, and may increase susceptibility to respiratory infections. Long increase susceptibility to respiratory infections. Long increase susceptibility to respiratory infections. Long term exposure to fine particulates has been linked term exposure to fine particulates has been linked term exposure to fine particulates has been linked to problems such as reduced lung function and the to problems such as reduced lung function and the to problems such as reduced lung function and the development of chronic bronchitis. development of chronic bronchitis. development of chronic bronchitis.

ACHD encourages everyone to be considerate ACHD encourages everyone to be considerate ACHD encourages everyone to be considerate of their neighbors. Nuisance fires may be stopped of their neighbors. Nuisance fires may be stopped of their neighbors. Nuisance fires may be stopped by ACHD, and the owner of a problematic by ACHD, and the owner of a problematic by ACHD, and the owner of a problematic fire may be fined. Learn more online at fire may be fined. Learn more online at fire may be fined. Learn more online at www.achd.net/air/burning www.achd.net/air/burning www.achd.net/air/burning

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