Lessons learned from a woodstove changeout on the Nez Perce Reservation

Tony Ward; Johna Boulafentis; Julie Simpson; Carolyn Hester; Tui Moliga; Kayla Warden; Curtis Noonan

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.11.006

Lessons learned from a woodstove changeout on the Nez Perce Reservation

Tony Ward, Johna Boulafentis, Julie Simpson, Carolyn Hester, Tui Moliga, Kayla Warden, Curtis Noonan

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A woodstove changeout program was conducted within 16 homes on the Nez Perce Reservation in Idaho to evaluate the effectiveness of a woodstove changeout in improving indoor air quality. PM_2.5 samples were collected within the common area (rooms where the stoves were located) of the homes both before and after the installation of cleaner burning EPA-certified stoves. During the pre- and post-changeout sampling, indoor PM_2.5 mass, Organic Carbon (OC), Elemental Carbon (EC), and chemical markers of woodsmoke (including levoglucosan) were measured. Sampling results from this study showed that indoor air quality was improved in 10 of the 16 homes following the woodstove changeout and educational training program. Five homes had increased indoor PM_2.5 concentrations following the changeout, while one home did not have final PM_2.5 results for comparison. The median pre-changeout PM_2.5 mass (as measured by TSI DustTraks) was 39.2μg/m³, with a median post-changeout concentration of 19.0μg/m³. This resulted in an overall 52% reduction in median indoor PM_2.5, a 36% reduction in mean indoor PM_2.5 and a 60% reduction in PM_2.5 spikes when the old stoves were replaced with EPA-certified stoves. Another significant finding of the project was that targeted education and outreach is a critical component of the overall success of the program. Effective messaging to homeowners on proper use of their new stove is a necessary task of a woodstove changeout.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	664-670
Number of pages	7
Journal	Science of the Total Environment
Volume	409
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.11.006
State	Published - Jan 15 2011

Keywords

Education/outreach
Indoor air quality
Intervention
PM
Woodsmoke
Woodstove

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