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Tag Archives: PM2.5 levels

Ultrafines: Counting particles by number highlights risk

Ultrafine particles (diameter of 0.1 microns or less) are considered more harmful to human health than larger particles. Their microscopic […]

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How is this legal?

For the last six years, Breathe Clean Air has been asking for change that will clean up our air and […]

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How successful was Libby wood stove exchange? Not very.

Libby, Montana is often showcased by the wood stove industry as a successful example how replacing old stoves with new […]

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Wood stoves triple PM2.5 inside homes

According to a recent article in the Guardian “Wood burners triple the level of harmful pollution particles inside homes and […]

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Take action this National Non-smoking Week

This week is “National Non-smoking Week” (January 15-21, 2021). While the focus is on cigarette smoking, it is a good […]

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Record: Breathing always hard for some Comox Valley residents

The Comox Valley Record published a great story (March 30, 2020) on burning restrictions during COVID-19 and the impact of […]

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Letter to elected officials: Improve health outcomes by reducing burning

Breathe Clean Air sent this letter to local elected officials today. If you are concerned about the impacts of burning […]

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Doctor speaks out about wood smoke

Wood smoke pollution is unfortunately plaguing many towns and cities worldwide. This opinion piece, “If we’re serious about improving the […]

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FILM: Cost of Wood Heating

Breathe Clean Air is happy to launch a new film we had made about the cost of wood heating. The […]

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BC LUNG: “The toxic truth about wood smoke”

This article is from the BC Lung Association: Isn’t wood a source of renewable energy? A natural substance? A heat […]

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LETTER – Health policies regarding wood smoke need to be updated

The following is a Letter to the Editor from a local nursing student. It was published in the Comox Valley […]

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Worse than at least 18 diesel cars

Reducing fine particulate pollution from diesel vehicles has been the focus of many efforts to clean up our air. Emissions […]

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Why no advisory?

This morning we exceeded, for the first time this fall, the BC Air Quality Objective for a 24 hour period […]

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Decafnation: Comox Valley has a wood stove problem

Decafnation, wrote an article on wood smoke pollution in the Comox Valley after attending a recent talk by Jennell Ellis […]

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Vital Signs 2018: More people concerned about air quality

Earlier this week, the Comox Valley Community Foundation released its Vital Signs 2018 report.  One notable change since the last report […]

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Is wood heating climate change friendly?

Using wood for home heating is often touted as a climate change and environmentally friendly fuel. But is it?

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Videos from Public Forum on Air Quality

On March 14th, Breathe Clean Air hosted a public forum on air quality. Over 80 people attended, including a number […]

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Wood smoke negates other efforts to reduce pollution

Wood burning–once thought of by many as a people and earth-friendly source of heat–is worsening pollution in cities in Europe. […]

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Public meeting on Air Quality in the Comox Valley

We are hosting a public meeting on Air Quality in the Comox Valley. The event will be Wednesday, March 14th, […]

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Was $2.5 million on wood stove exchange worth it?

Does focusing on getting people to switch to newer stoves work? Did it work after one town spent $2.5 million […]

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MEDIA: B.C. government releases report on Courtenay air quality and meteorology patterns

Breathe Clean Air was in the news last week, commenting on the recently released study on air quality and meteorology […]

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New study on Air Quality & Meteorology for Courtenay

The BC government has released a new report on Air Quality in Courtenay “Patterns of Air Quality and Meteorology in […]

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Air Advisory issued (Nov. 7).

An air advisory was issued on Tuesday, Nov. 7th for the Comox Valley. Please check your weather channels or websites […]

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New summary report of mobile monitoring in the Comox Valley

Last February, a researcher did extensive mobile monitoring in parts of the Comox Valley (see our write-up about the study). […]

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No safe level of exposure

A US study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that death rates among people over […]

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Smoke forecast tool

This summer, as wildlife smoke blows in and out of town, many are concerned about their health and want to […]

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Smoky Skies Bulletin issued

A “Smoky Skies Bulletin” has been expanded to include most of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. These new bulletin […]

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Presentation to Cumberland Council (March 13)

This Monday night (March 13th), Earle Plain, our regional Air Quality Meteorologist, and Dr. Charmaine Enns, our Medical Health Officer, […]

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New Mobile Monitoring Study

A UBC researcher is undertaking a new mobile monitoring study of the Comox Valley this winter. From January 25 to […]

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