2024
Aged and Obscured Wildfire Smoke Associated with Downwind Health Risks
Joo T, Rogers M, Soong C, Hass-Mitchell T, Heo S, Bell M, Ng N, Gentner D. Aged and Obscured Wildfire Smoke Associated with Downwind Health Risks. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2024 DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWildfire smokeSmoke episodeHealth risksWildfire smoke episodeHealth risk assessmentAerosol Chemical Speciation MonitorAerosol mass spectrometryPM2.5 contributionsPotential health effectsSource apportionmentWildfire impactsWildfire activityPM2.5 measurementsPM2.5 monitoringDays of transportParticulate matterPM2.5Air pollutionSpeciation monitorElevated health risksContinental influencePeak episodesSmoke transportClimate changeChemical aging
2016
Future respiratory hospital admissions from wildfire smoke under climate change in the Western US
Liu J, Mickley L, Sulprizio M, Yue X, Peng R, Dominici F, Bell M. Future respiratory hospital admissions from wildfire smoke under climate change in the Western US. Environmental Research Letters 2016, 11: 124018. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/124018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate changeWestern USWildfire smokeRespiratory hospital admissionsClimate change scenariosA1B climate change scenarioHospital admissionClimate change adaptation policiesFuture population projectionsWildfire impactsChange scenariosChange adaptation policiesSmoke daysSuppression costsRespiratory admissionsWildfiresPresent-day estimatesFuture increasesMore air pollutantsSpatial distributionCentral ColoradoHealth risksScientific evidenceSerious social burdenSouthern California