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Wood smoke

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How it impacts the environment

Hver eru umhverfisáhrifin

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Air pollution from wood burning

Loftmengun af völdum viðarbruna

40% dioxine, 35% PM10, 49% PM2.5, 87% PAH

Air pollution from traffic

Loftmengun af bílaumferð

12% PM10, 12% PM2.5, 36% NO, 34% soot

Soot particle emissions by recreational wood burning in Europe are greater than traffic

Útblástur sótagna í Evrópu af völdum viðarbrennslu er meiri en af bílaumferð

emissions: residential burning 56%, transport 34%

When you cut down and burn a tree, it takes 50 to 80 years of regrowth to compensate for greenhouse emissions. It makes the already vast deforestation in the world even worse.

Þegar tré er felt og brennt, tekur það 50 til 80 ár af enduruppgræðslu að jafna útblástur gróðurhúsalofttegunda. Þetta gerir skógareyðingu á jörðinni enn verri

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comparison of particle emissions, old trucks are much cleaner than new stoves

Burning wood is not a sustainable energy source. It's dangerous for your health and the environment

Brunaviður er ekki endurnýjanleg orkulind Viðarbrennsla er hættuleg heilsu þinni og umhverfi

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New low-emission stoves cause much higher emissions than old trucks without sootfilters

Nýir arnar og viðarofnar menga margfalt meira en eldgamlir flutningabílar

2 hours of wood fire is equivalent to 300 km with a truck2 hours of wood fire is equivalent to 300 km with a truck
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