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
2008
Ancillary human health benefits of improved air quality resulting from climate change mitigation
Bell ML, Davis DL, Cifuentes LA, Krupnick AJ, Morgenstern RD, Thurston GD. Ancillary human health benefits of improved air quality resulting from climate change mitigation. Environmental Health 2008, 7: 41. PMID: 18671873, PMCID: PMC2519068, DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-7-41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAncillary health benefitsAncillary benefitsEconomic valuationRelated research gapsEconomic endpointsClimate change mitigationGHG policiesMitigation policiesAncillary impactsEconomic benefitsBenefit analysisPolicyChange mitigationAdverse health endpointsHealth benefitsStrong evidenceValuationSuch analysesResearch gapBenefitsGHG mitigation strategiesEnvironmental impactsImpactEvidenceFramework