2017 Oregon Wildfires Emitted Nearly 3.3 Million Tons of Carbon Monoxide
Nearly 3.3 million tons of carbon monoxide was emitted during Oregon’s 2017 wildfire season, according to an estimate by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Carbon monoxide is not only a greenhouse gas, it poses a hazard to public health. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the most common symptoms of CO poisoning are…