Air quality impacts from wildfires have been dramatic in recent years, with millions of people
exposed to elevated and sometimes hazardous fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) …

Steady improvements in ambient air quality in the USA over the past several decades, in
part a result of public policy,, have led to public health benefits,,–. However, recent trends in …

Smoke from wildfires is a growing health risk across the US. Understanding the spatial and
temporal patterns of such exposure and its population health impacts requires separating …

Wildfires are becoming more frequent and destructive in a changing climate. Fine particulate
matter, PM2. 5, in wildfire smoke adversely impacts human health. Recent toxicological …

The year 2020 brought unimaginable challenges in public health, with the confluence of the
COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires across the western United States. Wildfires produce high …

Among the key issues in smoke management is predicting the magnitude and location of
smoke effects. These vary in severity from hazardous (acute health conditions and drastic …

Abstract The Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory model (HYSPLIT),
developed by NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory, is one of the most widely used models for …

Colorado is regularly impacted by long-range transport of wildfire smoke from upwind
regions. This smoke is a major source of ambient PM2. 5. Maternal exposure to total PM2. 5 …

We estimate the effect of short-term air pollution exposure (PM 2.5 and ozone) on several
categories of crime, with a particular emphasis on aggressive behavior. To identify this …

Seasonal-mean concentrations of particulate matter with diameters smaller than 2.5 μm
(PM2. 5) have been decreasing across the United States (US) for several decades, with …