Winter wood smoke: from research to policy action

Wood heater smoke is the major source of particulate air pollution (PM2.5) in most Australian capital cities and many regional areas, often exceeding pollution from industry and traffic.

In this webinar Centre for Safe Air postdoctoral research fellow, Dr Nicolás Borchers Arriagada, will present new research findings regarding the health impacts of wood heater pollution across Australia and the benefits of replacing wood heaters with cleaner heating technologies.

He will be joined by Kate Garvey, a senior policy maker with the Tasmanian Department of Health as well as a health consumer whose respiratory condition is impacted by winter wood smoke.