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The DEQ has reported that field burning in Oregon accounts for 2 percent or less of all summertime air pollution. Dust makes up nearly 80 percent of particulate matter in the air. A ban on thermal sanitation would greatly increase the amount of dust in the air, exacerbating one of the main causes of summertime air pollution.
