A review of the effects of wildfire smoke on the health and behavior of wildlife

OV Sanderfoot, SB Bassing, JL Brusa… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Climate change is intensifying global wildfire activity, and people and wildlife are
increasingly exposed to hazardous air pollution during large-scale smoke events. Although …

Identifying and quantifying PM2. 5 pollution episodes with a fusion method of moving window technique and constrained Positive Matrix Factorization

CS Huang, HT Liao, SH Lu, CC Chan, CF Wu - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
PM 2.5 pollution episodes rapidly and significantly deteriorate the air quality and are a
critical concern worldwide. This study developed a fusion method based on the moving …

Correction and Accuracy of PurpleAir PM2.5 Measurements for Extreme Wildfire Smoke

KK Barkjohn, AL Holder, SG Frederick, AL Clements - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
PurpleAir particulate matter (PM) sensors are increasingly used in the United States and
other countries for real-time air quality information, particularly during wildfire smoke …

Mortality attributable to PM2.5 from wildland fires in California from 2008 to 2018

R Connolly, ME Marlier, DA Garcia-Gonzales… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
In California, wildfire risk and severity have grown substantially in the last several decades.
Research has characterized extensive adverse health impacts from exposure to wildfire …

Dominance of wildfires impact on air quality exceedances during the 2020 record‐breaking wildfire season in the United States

Y Li, D Tong, S Ma, X Zhang… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The western United States experienced a record‐breaking wildfire season in 2020.
This study quantifies the contribution of wildfire emissions to the exceedances of health …

Chronic diseases associated with mortality in British Columbia, Canada during the 2021 western North America extreme heat event

MJ Lee, KE McLean, M Kuo, GRA Richardson… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Western North America experienced an unprecedented extreme heat event (EHE)
in 2021, characterized by high temperatures and reduced air quality. There were …

Network of low-cost air quality sensors for monitoring indoor, outdoor, and personal PM2. 5 exposure in Seattle during the 2020 wildfire season

J He, CH Huang, N Yuan, E Austin, E Seto… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increased frequency of wildfires in the Western United States has raised public
awareness of the impact of wildfire smoke on air quality and human health. Exposure to …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal variation characteristics of global fires and their emissions

H Fan, X Yang, C Zhao, Y Yang… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Intense regional fires are a common occurrence in the context of climate warming and have
progressively evolved into one of the major natural disasters in terrestrial ecosystems …

Quantification of Bioaccessible and Environmentally Relevant Trace Metals in Structure Ash from a Wildland–Urban Interface Fire

CM Villarruel, LA Figueroa… - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Wildfires at the wildland–urban interface (WUI) are increasing in frequency and intensity,
driven by climate change and anthropogenic ignitions. Few studies have characterized the …

Impacts of estimated plume rise on PM exceedance prediction during extreme wildfire events: a comparison of three schemes (Briggs, Freitas, and Sofiev)

Y Li, D Tong, S Ma, SR Freitas… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Plume height plays a vital role in wildfire smoke dispersion and the subsequent effects on air
quality and human health. In this study, we assess the impact of different plume rise …