2024
Long-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States
Ma Y, Zang E, Liu Y, Wei J, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Bell M, Chen K. Long-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2403960121. PMID: 39316057, PMCID: PMC11459178, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403960121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWildland firesContiguous United StatesNonaccidental mortalityExposure to ambient fine particlesSmoke PM<sWildland fire smokeMoving average concentrationsAmbient fine particlesLong-term exposureAverage concentrationSmoke PMHealth risksFine particlesFire smokeTemporal confoundingHealth effectsKidney disease mortalityChronic kidney disease mortalityPublic health actionFireMortality rateUnited StatesDisease mortalityHealth actionsMortality outcomes
2022
Isolating the modulation of mean warming and higher-order temperature changes on ozone in a changing climate over the contiguous United States
Zhang J, Gao Y, Leung L, Luo K, Wang M, Zhang Y, Bell M, Fan J. Isolating the modulation of mean warming and higher-order temperature changes on ozone in a changing climate over the contiguous United States. Environmental Research Letters 2022, 17: 094005. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac8695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean warmingOzone exceedancesWestern U.S.Southeastern U.S.Climate changeTemperature changesKey meteorological parametersOzone concentration changesRegional modeling frameworkContiguous United StatesB2 scenarioSurface ozoneAir quality policiesFuture changesMeteorological parametersHeat wavesOzone concentrationsWarmingOzoneExceedanceModeling frameworkOpposite impactQuality policyConcentration changesA1B.