Background Climate change is likely to increase the threat of wildfires, and little is known
about how wildfires affect health in exposed communities. A better understanding of the …

Each year, the general public and wildland firefighters in the US are exposed to smoke from
wildland fires. As part of an effort to characterize health risks of breathing this smoke, a …

Wildfire can impose a direct impact on human health under climate change. While the
potential impacts of climate change on wildfires and resulting air pollution have been …

The sentiment that woodsmoke, being a natural substance, must be benign to humans is still
sometimes heard. It is now well established, however, that wood-burning stoves and …

Background Epidemiological studies investigating the role of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5;
aerodynamic diameter< 2.5 μm) in triggering acute coronary events, including out‐of …

Objective: There is limited information on the public health impact of wildfires. The
relationship of cardiorespiratory hospital admissions (n= 40 856) to wildfire-related …

We characterized the gas‐and speciated aerosol‐phase emissions from the open
combustion of 33 different plant species during a series of 255 controlled laboratory burns …

Fires contribute substantial emissions of trace gases and particles to the atmosphere. These
emissions can impact air quality and even climate. We have developed a modeling …

Climate change is potentially the largest global threat to human health ever encountered.
The earth is warming, the warming is accelerating, and human actions are largely …

Wildland fires are major sources of trace gases and aerosol, and these emissions are
believed to significantly influence the chemical composition of the atmosphere and the …