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Particulate Pb emission factors from wildland fires in the United States [PDF]

Atmospheric Environment: X, 2023
Wildland fires, which includes both wild and prescribed fires, and agricultural fires in sum are one of the largest sources of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions to the atmosphere in the United States (US).
Amara L. Holder, Venkatesh Rao, Kasey Kovalcik, Larry Virtaranta   +3 more
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A Web-Based Total Worker Health Intervention for Those Fighting Wildland Fires: Mixed Methods Development and Effectiveness Trial [PDF]

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2023
BackgroundFire seasons are longer, with more and larger wildfires, placing increased demands and risks on those fighting wildland fires.
Kerry Kuehl, Diane Elliot, Carol DeFrancesco, Wendy McGinnis, Susanna Ek, Bharti Garg   +5 more
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Wildland Fires in the Czech Republic—Review of Data Spanning 20 Years

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022
The following article deals with more than 20 years of historical wildland fire data from the Czech Republic, logged in the databases of the operational centers of the Fire and Rescue Service of the Czech Republic (FRS of CR).
Pavel Špulák
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Current Wildland Fire Patterns and Challenges in Europe: A Synthesis of National Perspectives

Air, Soil and Water Research, 2021
Changes in climate, land use, and land management impact the occurrence and severity of wildland fires in many parts of the world. This is particularly evident in Europe, where ongoing changes in land use have strongly modified fire patterns over the ...
Ana C Meira Castro, Marijana Kapović Solomun, Nieves Fernandez-Anez   +2 more
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Deep Learning Approaches for Wildland Fires Using Satellite Remote Sensing Data: Detection, Mapping, and Prediction

Fire, 2023
Wildland fires are one of the most dangerous natural risks, causing significant economic damage and loss of lives worldwide. Every year, millions of hectares are lost, and experts warn that the frequency and severity of wildfires will increase in the ...
Rafik Ghali, Moulay A. Akhloufi
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Deep Learning Approaches for Wildland Fires Remote Sensing: Classification, Detection, and Segmentation

Remote Sensing, 2023
The world has seen an increase in the number of wildland fires in recent years due to various factors. Experts warn that the number of wildland fires will continue to increase in the coming years, mainly because of climate change.
Moulay Akhloufi, Rafik Ghali
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Wildland Fires: Sensing, Perception, Cooperation and Assistance

Drones, 2021
Wildfires represent a significant natural risk causing economic losses, human death and environmental damage. In recent years, the world has seen an increase in fire intensity and frequency.
Andy Couturier, Moulay Akhloufi
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Pathogens on fire: a scoping review of smoke-borne pathogen ecology in the One Health framework [PDF]

PeerJ
Background Wildland fires are increasing in both frequency and severity in many areas globally. Smoke from wildland fires (wildfires and prescribed burns), as well as agricultural burning, releases not only pollutants but also viable microorganisms ...
Ashish Adhikari, Nattapol Kraisitudomsook, Krista L. Bonfantine, Phinehas Lampman, Sam Fox, Jason A. Smith, Borna Mehrad, Leda N. Kobziar, Karen A. Garrett   +8 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, air pollution and cardiovascular health: is it time to focus on the microvasculature as a risk assessment tool?

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
Climate change favors weather conditions conducive to wildland fires. The intensity and frequency of forest fires are increasing, and fire seasons are lengthening.
Nazgol Naserinejad, Christy Costanian, Christy Costanian, Olivier Birot, Toussaint Barboni, Emilie Roudier, Emilie Roudier   +6 more
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