Health Consultation: Outdoor Wood Boiler Investigation, Pleasant Lake, Jackson County, Michigan, October 13, 2009.

摘要

At the request of the Jackson County Health Department, Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) in collaboration with Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) conducted an environmental public health investigation regarding excessive smoke and odors being generated by an outdoor wood boiler (OWB) within a residential development. MDCH was concerned about vulnerable population such as children, people with impaired breathing conditions like asthma, and people with heart disease.