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Burning wood is not necessarily bad for the environment. It can be bad, if it is not done with consideration for the environment, but if it is done properly, it can actually be beneficial.
Harvesting wood can be bad for the environment, but it need not be. Done responsibly, it is part of good forest management.
Burning wood badly puts ash, unwanted gasses, and creosote into the air, which are pollutants. This is what commonly happens, but it can be avoided.
Burning wood in a stove with properly designed equipment and complete combustion emits only carbon dioxide and water vapor, with any ash being trapped. There are many designs of stoves that produce little in the way of pollutants.
Incomplete combustion, in which the wood is gasified and charcoal is left behind, followed by complete combustion of the wood gasses, can be used for carbon sequestration, and actually puts only carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that originated there, with the sequestered carbon also coming from the atmosphere. This means that the operation of such a unit can have a negative carbon footprint.
There is a link below to an article on wood gas generation, where the principles are explained. It has some pictures of wood gasifiers used to provide automotive fuel, among other things.
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Why does burning wood and burning fossil fuels produce similar pollutants?
Burning fossil fuels and burning wood produce similar pollutants because wood and fossil fuels are both consist of hydrogen and carbon. Carbon dioxide is produced when burning wood and fossil fuel.
Why is burning fossil fuels are a bad thing?
The fossil fuels when burnt produces pollutants.The pollutants then go in the environment and pollute it.Hence fossil fuels are bad to use.
Why is burning wood less damaging to the environment than burning coal?
because wood is carbon neutral, it takes C02 in from the atmosphere and stores it so when it is burned the carbon dioxide is just released into the atmosphere again and can be used for photosynthesis for other plants. you can re grow trees quickly to get wood but coal takes hundreds of thousands of years to form.
Does burning wood pollute the earth?
No, burning natural features of the Earth does not pollute the World.
List of positive effects of fossil fuels on the environment?
what affect does burning fossil fuels have on the environment?
What is a chemical change in a non living environment?
burning wood
Does wood on burning give us pollution free environment or not?
Burning of wood creates horrible pollution. The smoke stings your eyes and throat due to caustic fly ash. This consists of potassium and calcium hydroxide. It's like getting a whiff of Drano sprayed in your face. Bad for the environment too.
Bad effects of burning woods?
the bad effects of wood to people
How has natural resource extraction impacted the environment of Nigeria?
Burning of wood & production of charcoal.
What are the good and bad effect of chemical change to the environment?
BAD EFFECTS:Acid RainBurning of Wood
Give an example of a chemical change that occurs in your living environment and a chemical change that occurs in your non living environment?
Living: photosynthesis, moldy cheese Non-living: Burning wood, carving wood
Is it bad to burn carbon paper?
Burning carbon paper, or any paper for that matter, is bad for the environment. Also, for health reasons, people should not be breathing in burning paper.
Is beech trees good firewood?
No, beech is a hardwood, and a darn good wood for the fireplace. You can also use it for wooden objects like stands. At the moment I'm making a USB light with Beech for the wooden block. Works nicely.
What are some disadvantages of chemical energy?
pollution caused by the burning of the fuelsIt is bad for the environment and for our health.
How does obtaining resources from your environment impact humans?
because the resources are like gass they can affect the earth by the humans burning wood,and by burning plastic bags thanks folr reading
What are the health issues associated with wood pellet grill cooking?
With wood pellet grill cooking, you are not getting the fumes from gas and charcoal, just the fumes from the burning wood. It is safer for the environment and probably for you, too.
Is burning wood bad for the environment?
Though it is without a doubt a fact that the smoke from fires cause air pollution and release massive amounts of carbon to the atmosphere, whether it is bad for the environment overall is something that may be up to debate and is still unknown. Smoke from fires that originate from forests or grasslands have occured for billions of years on this planet, and it hasn't destroyed the planet yet. So it should be safe to say that it's possible that it isn't nearly as bad for the environment as many are making it out to believe.
