How Do Brazilian Fires Affect Air Pollution and Public Health?

Fires burning across the Amazon in the summer of 2019 attracted global attention for the widespread destruction of natural ecosystems and regional smoke production. Using a combination of satellite fire observations and atmospheric modeling, Nawaz and Henze (2020, https://doi.org.10.1029/2020GH00026...

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Autores principales: Marlier, M. E., Bonilla, E. X., Mickley, L. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7698020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33313462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020GH000331
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Sumario:Fires burning across the Amazon in the summer of 2019 attracted global attention for the widespread destruction of natural ecosystems and regional smoke production. Using a combination of satellite fire observations and atmospheric modeling, Nawaz and Henze (2020, https://doi.org.10.1029/2020GH000268) provide new evidence for the widespread regional public health consequences attributed to these fires. They find that approximately 10% of premature deaths in Brazil due to fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)) are attributable to smoke pollution and highlight how fire locations play a critical role in determining downwind health impacts.

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