Levoglucosan as a tracer of biomass burning: Recent progress and perspectives

H Bhattarai, E Saikawa, X Wan, H Zhu, K Ram… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biomass burning (BB) is a major source of air pollution from local to global scale, having
variable effects on air quality, human health, and climate system. Therefore, the source …

Wildfire smoke and public health risk

F Reisen, SM Duran, M Flannigan… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Wildfire activity is predicted to increase with global climate change, resulting in longer fire
seasons and larger areas burned. The emissions from fires are highly variable owing to …

Impact of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Exposure During Wildfires on Cardiovascular Health Outcomes

A Haikerwal, M Akram, A Del Monaco… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
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 …

Oxidative potential of ambient PM2. 5 in the coastal cities of the Bohai Sea, northern China: Seasonal variation and source apportionment

WJ Liu, YS Xu, WX Liu, QY Liu, SY Yu, Y Liu… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Emissions of air pollutants from primary and secondary sources in China are considerably
higher than those in developed countries, and exposure to air pollution is main risk of public …

Prescribed burning in southwestern Australian forests

N Burrows, L McCaw - Frontiers in Ecology and the …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Prescribed burning is an important but often controversial fire‐management tool in fire‐
prone regions of the world. Here, we explore the complex challenges of prescribing fire for …

Forest fire smoke exposures and out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Melbourne, Australia: a case-crossover study

M Dennekamp, LD Straney, B Erbas… - Environmental …, 2015 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Millions of people can potentially be exposed to smoke from forest fires, making
this an important public health problem in many countries. Objective In this study we aimed …

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure during a prolonged wildfire period and emergency department visits for asthma

A Haikerwal, M Akram, MR Sim, M Meyer… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective The 2006–2007 wildfire period was one of the most extensive
and long lasting fires in A ustralian history with high levels of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) …

Characteristics and formation mechanism of a heavy air pollution episode caused by biomass burning in Chengdu, Southwest China

Y Chen, S Xie - Science of the total environment, 2014 - Elsevier
To track the chemical characteristics and formation mechanism of biomass burning pollution,
the hourly variations of meteorological factors and pollutant concentrations during a heavy …

Chemical and optical properties of carbonaceous aerosols in Nanjing, eastern China: regionally transported biomass burning contribution

X Liu, YL Zhang, Y Peng, L Xu, C Zhu… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Biomass burning can significantly impact the chemical and optical properties of
carbonaceous aerosols. Here, the biomass burning impacts were studied during wintertime …

The impacts of land supply on PM2. 5 concentration: Evidence from 292 cities in China from 2009 to 2017

Z Xu, L Niu, Z Zhang, Q Hu, D Zhang, J Huang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development proposes to considerably reduce
the number of deaths and diseases caused by air pollution. It pays special attention to …