Dear SLA Supporters,
We would like to invite you to participate in a survey we are doing about home heating, wood heating, the new wood pellet stoves and air quality issues in New England. This is part of a collaborative research project, funded by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation,
between Southern New England Landcare and the University of New England.
Please fill out the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/woodstove
Aim of the Research
Pellet heaters have been slow to catch on in New England. We are trying to find out the reasons why, so that this clean, convenient and sustainable form of wood heating can become more widely used in New England. Pellet heaters also have the potential to reduce firewood harvesting and its effects on biodiversity, and to support a new industry in the region converting forestry wastes to wood pellets.
Time Requirements
The survey will take 5, 10 or 15 minutes, depending on how much you choose to fill in. There is further information about this on the first page of the on-line survey.
About the Survey
Your participation is entirely voluntary. If you do the five minute Home Heating survey, you can choose to leave the survey at that point, or go on to do the Pellet Heater or Air Quality surveys, or both.
Completion of the on-line survey will be taken to signify your consent for the information you have supplied to be used in the study. You are free to withdraw your consent at any time. Just contact one of the project staff listed below, and your data will be deleted from the study.
The information you provide will be completely confidential, and your name and address will not be known to us. Your data is kept in secure storage at UNE. Only the research team has access, and the data will be deleted after five years. The information given by any one individual will not be published.
This project has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of New England (Approval No. HE11-217 Valid to 21/12/2012).
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