Asthma and landscape fire smoke: A Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand position statement

VM McDonald, G Archbold, T Beyene, BK Brew… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Landscape fires are increasing in frequency and severity globally. In Australia, extreme
bushfires cause a large and increasing health and socioeconomic burden for communities …

Challenges and opportunities for end-of-life coal mine sites: Black-to-Green energy approach

A Frejowski, J Bondaruk, A Duda - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the possibilities of adapting active mines to generate green energy after
their closure using their resources and/or infrastructure. For this purpose, firstly, the temporal …

An exploration of the trajectory of psychological distress associated with exposure to smoke during the 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire

M Carroll, TCH Campbell, CL Smith, CX Gao… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to climate change, catastrophic events such as landscape fires are increasing in
frequency and severity. However, relatively little is known about the longer-term mental …

Sociodemographic circumstances, health, and life experience shape posttraumatic distress trajectories among individuals exposed to smoke during a large‐scale coal …

CL Smith, TCH Campbell, CX Gao… - … of Traumatic Stress, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire in the Latrobe Valley, Australia, distributed toxic smoke
into surrounding communities over 45 days. This study investigated risk and protective …

Distress of tertiary education students in Australia during the COVID‐19 pandemic

D Tuck, J Wiley, L Patlamazoglou… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This project sought to characterize levels of distress in Australian tertiary
education students during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods Advertisements were placed …

Long-term impacts of coal mine fire-emitted PM2.5 on hospitalisation: a longitudinal analysis of the Hazelwood Health Study

R Xu, CX Gao, C Dimitriadis, CL Smith… - International Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Little is known about the long-term health impacts of e xposures to landscape
fire smoke. We aimed to evaluate the association between exposure to coal mine fire-related …

Impacts of coal mine fire-related PM2. 5 on the utilisation of ambulance and hospital services for mental health conditions

M Carroll, CX Gao, TCH Campbell, CL Smith… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change and an increase in the number of major fire events occurring around the
world have drawn attention to the importance of understanding the association between air …

Synthesis and performance characteristics of organic-inorganic hybrid fire prevention and extinguishing gel based on phytoextraction-medical stone

G Zhou, X Zhang, S Li, Y Sun, F Tian, C Xu… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This study is aimed at lowering material costs and meanwhile achieving cleaner production
by making full use of peanut shells, a kind of agricultural waste. To this end, cellulose …

Posttraumatic Stress Among School Students Following the 2014 Hazelwood Mine Fire

D Maybery, E Berger, JF Dipnall… - Journal of Aggression …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Children and adolescents are among the most vulnerable to developing posttraumatic stress
in the aftermath of a disaster. This study investigated posttraumatic stress among students …

The psychological impacts of a smoke event on young adults compared to other aged adults in Victoria, Australia

KA O'Donohue, E Berger, L McLean, CX Gao… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A cross-sectional survey of 3090 Morwell adults, including 446 young adults (18–34) was
administered approximately 2.5 years following the 2014 Hazelwood smoke event in …