What is going on w/ Canada? -Toxic smoke - c0vers
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Smoke from wildfires is composed of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) that also, you guessed it, interacts with UV radiation. The VOC’s from the wildfire smoke interacts with the UV radiation to create benzene and formaldehyde compounds in the atmosphere. These are toxic air pollutants that can have very adverse effects on human and animal health – and they happen to smell like burning plastic.
Are we believing this?
We have wildfires out here and controlled burns, tons of smoke, has never smelled like chemicals, plastic, just good ole Smokey wood…