Impact of smoke from prescribed burning: Is it a public health concern?

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 592-598

  Haikerwal, Anjali ^a   Reisen, Fabienne ^b   Sim, Malcolm R ^a   Abramson, Michael J ^a   Meyer, Carl P ^b   Johnston, Fay H ^c   Dennekamp, Martine ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; FIRES; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CONCERNS; PM2.5 CONCENTRATION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA; WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION;

SMOKE;

AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REMOTE SENSING; SMOKE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIRE; HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER; SMOKE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRES; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKE; TASMANIA; VICTORIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84942578160     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2015.1032445     Document Type: Article

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