[chimera]

It's true. Bjorn Lomborg noted it in his book, with the appropriate citation. The was a study done by the Australian Air Quality Group that looked at baseline cases in third world countries where wood was not a significant component of biofuels vs. countries where it was. The lung cancer rate was something like a 433% increase for the wood-burning countries. And it was not just polling. There was quite extensive study of blood chemistry and histopathology of ling tissues. The effects of PAHs were quite devastating at the cellular level. Remember, we're not talking about using the fireplace every now and then for a cozy fire in winter. We're talking about continuous use of a carbon-based fuel, burned in a relatively inefficient manner, in closed environments with little fresh air exchange.

[BfloGuy]

It's true. Bjorn Lomborg noted it in his book, with the appropriate citation.

Thanks for that. It certainly sounds like valid scientific research. My post was too over-wrought (something I usually preach against here,) but I'm so accustomed to meta-studies and simple correlation studies that prove nothing, that I've become jaded.