Wildland Fire (IMAGE) University of California - Riverside Caption UCR Researchers have found that biomass grown in areas of poor air quality releases more pollutants when burned than biomass grown in clean air. Credit Richard Smith / <a target="_blank"href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">CC BY 2.0</a> Usage Restrictions <a target="_blank"href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">CC BY 2.0</a> License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.