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Wildfire and prescribed burning impacts on air quality in the United States.

Daniel A JaffeSusan M O'NeillNarasimhan K LarkinAmara L HolderDavid L PetersonJessica E HalofskyAna G Rappold
Published in: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995) (2021)
In the recent decade the area of wildfires in the United States has increased dramatically and the resulting smoke has exposed millions of people to unhealthy air quality. In this critical review we examine the key factors and impacts from fires including natural role of wildland fire, forest management, ignitions, emissions, transport, chemistry and human health.
Keyphrases
  • human health
  • climate change
  • risk assessment
  • heavy metals
  • municipal solid waste
  • life cycle
  • anaerobic digestion