The Burden of Wildfire Smoke on Respiratory Health in California at the Zip Code Level: Uncovering the Disproportionate Impacts of Differential Fine Particle Composition

Abstract Wildfires constitute a growing source of extremely high levels of particulate matter that is less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5). Recently, toxicologic and epidemiologic studies have shown that PM2.5 generated from wildfires may have a greater health burden than PM2.5 generated from o...

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Main Authors: Rachel Darling, Kristen Hansen, Rosana Aguilera, Rupa Basu, Tarik Benmarhnia, Noémie Letellier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2023-10-01
Series:GeoHealth
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GH000884