A transdisciplinary approach to understanding the health effects of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke regimes

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2016, Pages

  Williamson, G J ^a   Bowman, D M J S ^a   Price, O F ^b   Henderson, S B ^c   Johnston, F H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

health; management; prescribed fire; review; smoke; wildfire

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HEALTH; MANAGEMENT; REVIEWS; SMOKE;

COMBUSTION CONDITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS; HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS; PRESCRIBED FIRES; PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES; TRANS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACHES; WILDFIRE;

FIRES;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LITERATURE REVIEW; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY APPROACH; SMOKE; TRADE-OFF; WILDFIRE;

EID: 85008196551     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/125009     Document Type: Article

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