Thursday, October 23, 2025

How we can understand and mitigate the public health and environmental impacts of wildland fire

How we can understand and mitigate the public health and environmental
impacts of wildland fire

The health effects of wildland fires and smoke have extensive,
cascading consequences, affecting not only the immediate physical
health of individuals exposed, but also their long-term well-being.
EPA researchers made many key advances in understanding how smoke
affects human health and those most vulnerable. EPA researchers
developed a better understanding of how smoke exposure effects brain
function. They also investigated the difference in emissions and
health effects from different types of fuel (such as peat vs
eucalyptus) burned under different types of wildland fire combustion
(such as flaming vs. smoldering

https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2025-07/wildland-fire-research-briefing-book-binder_final_508-compliant.pdf

lol - how smoke exposure EFFECTS brain function

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