Continent-based systematic review of the short-term health impacts of wildfire emissions

B Barros, M Oliveira, S Morais - Journal of Toxicology and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This review systematically gathers and provides an analysis of pollutants levels emitted from
wildfire (WF) and their impact on short-term health effects of affected populations. The …

SARS-CoV-2 test positivity rate in Reno, Nevada: association with PM2. 5 during the 2020 wildfire smoke events in the western United States

D Kiser, G Elhanan, WJ Metcalf, B Schnieder… - Journal of exposure …, 2021 - nature.com
Background Air pollution has been linked to increased susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2. Thus, it
has been suggested that wildfire smoke events may exacerbate the COVID-19 pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental justice analysis of wildfire-related PM2. 5 exposure using low-cost sensors in California

AL Kramer, J Liu, L Li, R Connolly, M Barbato… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing number and severity of wildfires is negatively impacting air quality for
millions of California residents each year. Community exposure to PM 2.5 in two main …

Biomass smoke inhalation promotes neuroinflammatory and metabolomic temporal changes in the hippocampus of female mice

D Scieszka, Y Jin, S Noor, E Barr, M Garcia… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Smoke from wildland fires has been shown to produce neuroinflammation in preclinical
models, characterized by neural infiltrations of neutrophils and monocytes, as well as altered …

Air pollution and cardiovascular disease: Can the Australian bushfires and global COVID‐19 pandemic of 2020 convince us to change our ways?

K Wolhuter, M Arora, JC Kovacic - BioEssays, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Air pollution is a major global challenge for a multitude of reasons. As a specific concern,
there is now compelling evidence demonstrating a causal relationship between exposure to …

Neuroinflammatory and neurometabolomic consequences from inhaled wildfire smoke-derived particulate matter in the Western United States

D Scieszka, R Hunter, J Begay, M Bitsui… - Toxicological …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Utilizing a mobile laboratory located> 300 km away from wildfire smoke (WFS) sources, this
study examined the systemic immune response profile, with a focus on neuroinflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] Association between long-term exposure to wildfire-related PM2. 5 and mortality: A longitudinal analysis of the UK Biobank

Y Gao, W Huang, R Xu, D Gasevic, Y Liu, W Yu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Little is known about the associations between long-term exposure to wildfire-related fine
particulate matter (PM 2.5) and mortality. We aimed to explore theses associations using the …

[HTML][HTML] Elucidating the role of environmental management of forests, air quality, solid waste and wastewater on the dissemination of SARS-CoV-2

K Al Huraimel, M Alhosani, H Gopalani… - Hygiene and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing frequency of zoonotic diseases is amongst several catastrophic
repercussions of inadequate environmental management. Emergence, prevalence, and …

Estimation of hospital visits for respiratory diseases attributable to PM10 from vegetation fire smoke and health impacts of regulatory intervention in Upper Northern …

A Uttajug, K Ueda, A Honda, H Takano - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The air quality in Upper Northern Thailand (UNT) deteriorates during seasonal vegetation
fire events, causing adverse effects especially on respiratory health outcomes. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Acute health impact of wildfire-related and conventional PM2. 5 in the United States: a narrative review

Y Yu, W Zou, M Jerrett, YY Meng - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
The impacts of air pollution on public health have become great concerns worldwide.
Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter small than 2.5 μm (PM 2.5), either from …