Wildland Fires Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts Proceedings of a Workshop [#527352]

and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, "Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop"
English | ISBN: 030927737X | 2022 | 80 pages | PDF | 6 MB
Wildland fires pose a growing threat to air quality and human health. Fire is a natural part of many landscapes, but the extent of area burned and the severity of fires have been increasing, concurrent with human movement into previously uninhabited fire-prone areas and forest management practices that have increased fuel loads. These changes heighten the risk of exposure to fire itself and emissions (smoke), which can travel thousands of miles and affect millions of people, creating local, regional, and national air quality and health concerns.