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Howard G. Smith, M.D. is a former radio medical editor and talk show host in the Boston Metro area. His "Medical Minute" of health and wellness news and commentary was a regular weekday feature on WBZ-AM, WRKO-AM, and WMRE-AM. His popular two-way talk show, Dr. Howard Smith OnCall, was regularly heard Sunday morning and middays on WBZ.

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Marijuana Nurseries Spew Toxic Fumes

Sep 23, 2019

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/IbIaSEhMt7c

 

Growing cannabis plants give off biogenic volatile organic compounds, BVOC for short, that can poison those exposed.  Besides the BVOCs from the plants, the oil extraction process gives off another, butane.  Together, these organic compounds create highly toxic ground-level ozone.

 

Researchers from Nevada’s Desert Research Institute studied emissions from four growing facilities in both Nevada and California.   The large number of plants at each location produce large amounts of BVOCs and ozone.  Nevada and California already exceed acceptable levels of group level ozone,

 

If you are growing marijuana, be certain to protect yourself sand your community from the fumes.  If you’re growing it legally, consult with the EPA and seek out ways to protect yourself and your community.

 

Vera Samburova, Mark McDaniel, Dave Campbell, Michael Wolf, William R. Stockwell, Andrey Khlystov. Dominant volatile organic compounds (VOCs) measured at four Cannabis growing facilities: pilot study results. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 2019; 1 DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2019.1654038

 

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