Published January 2018
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Journal article
The health impacts and economic value of wildland fire episodes in the U.S.: 2008–2012
Creators
- 1. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 (United States)
- 2. Sydney South West Area Health Service, New South Wales (Australia)
- 3. University Center for Rural Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
- 4. Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania (Australia)
- 5. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
Description
Highlights: • Wildland fires adversely affect air quality and health in the U.S. • Between 2008 and 2012, fires increased PM2.5 levels in the Northwest and Southeast. • We estimate thousands of premature deaths and illnesses from these episodes. • The economic value of these impacts is in the tens to hundreds of billions of US$. Wildland fires degrade air quality and adversely affect human health. A growing body of epidemiology literature reports increased rates of emergency departments, hospital admissions and premature deaths from wildfire smoke exposure.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.024Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.024;
- PII
- S0048969717320223;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Science of the Total Environment
- Journal Volume
- 610
- Journal Page Range
- p. 802-809
- ISSN
- 0048-9697
- CODEN
- STENDL
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 54106004
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- AIR QUALITY; COST; DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FIRES; HOSPITALS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKES; US EPA
- Descriptors DEC
- AEROSOLS; BUILDINGS; COLLOIDS; DISPERSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCIES; RESIDUES; SOLS; US ORGANIZATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- Published by Elsevier B.V.