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
2017
Who Among the Elderly Is Most Vulnerable to Exposure to and Health Risks of Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke?
Liu JC, Wilson A, Mickley LJ, Ebisu K, Sulprizio MP, Wang Y, Peng RD, Yue X, Dominici F, Bell ML. Who Among the Elderly Is Most Vulnerable to Exposure to and Health Risks of Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke? American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 730-735. PMID: 28525551, PMCID: PMC5860049, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory admissionsYears of agePublic health programsHealth risksHospital admissionRespiratory causesFine particulate matterHealth programsAdmissionVulnerable subpopulationsRiskSubpopulationsUrban countiesSmoke wavesWomenWildfire smokeUnited StatesSmokeAssociationExposureDaysDisaster preparednessElderly
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
2014
A systematic review of the physical health impacts from non-occupational exposure to wildfire smoke
Liu JC, Pereira G, Uhl SA, Bravo MA, Bell ML. A systematic review of the physical health impacts from non-occupational exposure to wildfire smoke. Environmental Research 2014, 136: 120-132. PMID: 25460628, PMCID: PMC4262561, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFire eventsWildfire smokePollution levelsClimate changeThreat of wildfirePeer-reviewed scientific studiesNon-fire periodsSatellite remote sensingHuman healthU.S. EPA regulationsHealth impactsGeographic scalesWildfiresRemote sensingState of scienceMost studiesDaily pollution levelsAir pollution levelsImportant public health implicationsLevels of PM10Pollutant monitorsNon-occupational exposureMitigation policiesAir pollutionPublic health impact