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Editorial: Understanding and Communicating Wildland Fire Smoke Risk [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Sarah McCaffrey, Sarah Henderson, Fay H. Johnston   +2 more
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Associations between wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and maternal blood pressure [PDF]

Environmental Health
Background Wildland fires are a significant source of pollution that can cause sudden changes in ground-level ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5), an exposure that has been associated with gestational blood pressure increases. However, estimating the
Patrick S. Reuther, Sam D. Faulstich, William J. Metcalf, Calvin S. Riss, Howard H. Chang, Lyndsey A. Darrow, Barrett M. Welch, Heather A. Holmes, Matthew J. Strickland   +8 more
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Wildland Fire Smoke and Human Health [PDF]

Science of the Total Environment, 2018
The natural cycle of landscape fire maintains the ecological health of the land, yet adverse health effects associated with exposure to emissions from wildfire produce public health and clinical challenges. Systematic reviews conclude that a positive association exists between exposure to wildfire smoke or wildfire particulate matter (PM2.5) and all ...
Wayne Cascio
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Pregnancy exposure to PM2.5 from wildland fire smoke and preterm birth in California [PDF]

Environment International
Background: Wildfires in the Western United States are a growing and significant source of air pollution that is eroding decades of progress in air pollution reduction.
Sally Picciotto, ShihMing Huang, Frederick Lurmann, Nathan Pavlovic, Shih Ying Chang, Anondo Mukherjee, Dana E. Goin, Rachel Sklar, Elizabeth Noth, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Amy M. Padula   +10 more
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Mapping Modeled Exposure of Wildland Fire Smoke for Human Health Studies in California [PDF]

Atmosphere, 2019
Wildland fire smoke exposure affects a broad proportion of the U.S. population and is increasing due to climate change, settlement patterns and fire seclusion.
Patricia D. Koman, Michael Billmire, Kirk R. Baker, Ricardo de Majo, Frank J. Anderson, Sumi Hoshiko, Brian J. Thelen, Nancy H.F. French   +7 more
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Time Series of Potential US Wildland Fire Smoke Exposures [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Jason A. Vargo
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Multimodal Wildland Fire Smoke Detection

Remote Sensing, 2023
Research has shown that climate change creates warmer temperatures and drier conditions, leading to longer wildfire seasons and increased wildfire risks in the United States.
Jaspreet Kaur Bhamra, Shreyas Anantha Ramaprasad, Siddhant Baldota, Shane Luna, Eugene Zen, Ravi Ramachandra, Harrison Kim, Chris Schmidt, Chris Arends, Jessica Block, Ismael Perez, Daniel Crawl, Ilkay Altintas, Garrison W. Cottrell, Mai H. Nguyen   +14 more
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Creating Clean Air Spaces During Wildland Fire Smoke Episodes: Web Summit Summary [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Effective strategies to reduce indoor air pollutant concentrations during wildfire smoke events are critically needed. Worldwide, communities in areas prone to wildfires may suffer from annual smoke exposure events lasting from days to weeks. In addition,
Gilliane Davison, Karoline K. Barkjohn, Gayle S. W. Hagler, Amara L. Holder, Sarah Coefield, Curtis Noonan, Beth Hassett-Sipple   +6 more
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Wildland fire smoke and birth defects in California. [PDF]

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
Abstract Background Birth defects are a leading cause of infant mortality and an important contributor to childhood and adult morbidity. Major structural birth defects are diagnosed in 2 to 4% of infants in the United States.
Padula AM, Mayo JA, Lurmann FW, Pavlovic NR, Shaw GM.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Learning to live with smoke: characterizing wildland fire and prescribed fire smoke risk communication in rural Washington

Environmental Research: Health, 2023
Extreme smoke events from wildland fires are increasing in frequency and intensity across the country. Risk communication around wildland and prescribed fires is an essential component of both smoke-readiness and resilience.
Savannah M D’Evelyn, Leah M Wood, Cody Desautel, Nicole A Errett, Kris Ray, June T Spector, Ernesto Alvarado   +6 more
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