Pollution in large cities is a big problem for many countries like Australia, China, United States of America and England. The Australian Federal Government looked into suggested causes of concern with the wood heating industry. These included:
1. The depletion of natural wood resources
2. A great amount of carbon dioxide from wood burning being released into the air we breath
3. Smoke from combustion heaters on slow overnight burn cycle causing unpleasant smoke in residential and commercial areas
4. Cooperating with the Wood Heating Industry to improve the situation
The Australian Wood Heating Industry commissioned a report to investigate the Government's perceived industry problems. Many specialists, including a professor from the University of Tasmania, were involved in the investigation, and the results of the report showed that the wood heating industry was not as problematic as first suggested. Firstly, the depletion of natural wood resources was proven to be a non-issue, as the wood used for combustion heaters was usually wasted in normal timber industry recovery. Also, the report found that the timber industry is the only natural resource that is self-replenishing.
Then it found that the smoke with "high" levels of carbon dioxide released into air was no more than what is released on normal discomposure on the forest floor. There was though, a problem with "annoying" smoke that hung around over night from heaters set in lower temperatures to burn slowly with limited air intake. The result mostly was strong smelling smoke that holds too much unburnt saps and tars otherwise known as "creosote". Cleaning up this smoke became the priority.
New Emissions Standards for Wood Combustion Heaters
The Australian Government along with the Wood Heating Industry have introduced legislation called AS4013/1993. This legislation sets a maximum standard on unpleasant smoke that contains particle emission. Standard AS4013/1993 states the standard as no more than 5.5 grams of particles in the air per kilogram of wood burnt. Now all fire wood heaters available in Australia no longer produce unpleasant smoke as the Wood Heating Industry has met this standard. It has now been updated to 4 grams per kilogram in 1999 and once again the Wood Heating Industry has agreed to lower emission standards again by December 2013 to 2.5 grams per kilogram.
1. The depletion of natural wood resources
2. A great amount of carbon dioxide from wood burning being released into the air we breath
3. Smoke from combustion heaters on slow overnight burn cycle causing unpleasant smoke in residential and commercial areas
4. Cooperating with the Wood Heating Industry to improve the situation
The Australian Wood Heating Industry commissioned a report to investigate the Government's perceived industry problems. Many specialists, including a professor from the University of Tasmania, were involved in the investigation, and the results of the report showed that the wood heating industry was not as problematic as first suggested. Firstly, the depletion of natural wood resources was proven to be a non-issue, as the wood used for combustion heaters was usually wasted in normal timber industry recovery. Also, the report found that the timber industry is the only natural resource that is self-replenishing.
Then it found that the smoke with "high" levels of carbon dioxide released into air was no more than what is released on normal discomposure on the forest floor. There was though, a problem with "annoying" smoke that hung around over night from heaters set in lower temperatures to burn slowly with limited air intake. The result mostly was strong smelling smoke that holds too much unburnt saps and tars otherwise known as "creosote". Cleaning up this smoke became the priority.
New Emissions Standards for Wood Combustion Heaters
The Australian Government along with the Wood Heating Industry have introduced legislation called AS4013/1993. This legislation sets a maximum standard on unpleasant smoke that contains particle emission. Standard AS4013/1993 states the standard as no more than 5.5 grams of particles in the air per kilogram of wood burnt. Now all fire wood heaters available in Australia no longer produce unpleasant smoke as the Wood Heating Industry has met this standard. It has now been updated to 4 grams per kilogram in 1999 and once again the Wood Heating Industry has agreed to lower emission standards again by December 2013 to 2.5 grams per kilogram.
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