Beehive burner

Beehive burner

A wood waste burner, known as a teepee burner or wigwam burner in the United States and a beehive burner in Canada, is a free-standing conical steel structure ranging from 30 to 60 feet in height. They are named for their resemblance to beehives, teepees or wigwams. A sawdust burner is cylindrical. They have an opening at the top that is covered with a steel grill or mesh.

Teepee or beehive burners are used to dispose of waste wood in logging yards and sawdust from sawmills by burning. As a result they produce a large quantity of smoke and ash which is vented directly into the atmosphere without any sort of scrubbing or cleaning, contributing to poor air conditions wherever they were used.Fact|date=May 2008 The burners are considered to be a major source of air pollution and are being phased out in most areas.Fact|date=May 2008

Teepee burners went out of general use in the Northwestern United States in the early 1970s,Fact|date=May 2008 and are prohibited from operation in Oregon.cite web |url= http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARs_300/OAR_340/340_234.html |title= Oregon Administrative Rules: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: Division 234: Emission Standards for Wood Products Industries |publisher= Oregon Secretary of State |accessdate= 2008-05-28] The wood waste is now used as a component in various forest products.Fact|date=May 2008

ee also

*Air pollution in British Columbia
*Clean Air Act of 1970

References

* [http://www.livinggoldpress.com/teepeetopic.htm Rusty Relics: Teepee Burners]

External links

*cite news |url= http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+BURNER+OBSESSION.(Arts+&+Literature)(On+a+quest+to+preserve+the...-a0101453053 |title= A Burner Obsession |last= Keefer |first= Bob |publisher= "The Register-Guard" (via The Free Library) |date= May 42003 |accessdate= 2008-05-28
* [http://photos.salemhistory.org/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=all&CISOBOX1=wigwam&CISOFIELD1=descri&CISOOP2=exact&CISOBOX2=&CISOFIELD2=subjec&CISOOP3=any&CISOBOX3=&CISOFIELD3=descri&CISOOP4=none&CISOBOX4=&CISOFIELD4=audiena&CISOROOT=all Historic images of teepee burners in Oregon] from Salem Public Library


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