One of the significant economic benefits to communities around the world of having pristine
forest catchments is the supply of substantial quantities of high quality potable water. This …

In the last years, uncontrolled fires are frequently occurring in forest and agricultural areas
as an indirect effect of the rising aridity and global warming or caused by intentional illegal …

Soils play an essential role in supporting and sustaining life on this planet. In fire-impacted
environments, fire causes considerable changes to the soil, especially in the various …

Wildfires can play an important role in the environmental distribution of major and trace
elements, including through their mobilization by fire-induced runoff and associated …

Heavy metals are the most persistent and complex pollutants in nature. They not only reduce
the quality of the atmosphere, water bodies and food crops, but also threaten the health and …

The use of low-severity prescribed fires has been increasingly promoted to reduce the
impacts from high-severity wildfires and maintain ecosystem resilience. However, the effects …

Wildfires and subsequent rainfall play an important role in the redistribution of major, minor
and trace chemical elements, which could be mobilised from burnt soils and ashes. In …

The effects of fire (Control burned soil) and two emergency stabilisation techniques (grass
Seeding and straw Mulching) on 20 chemical characteristics were evaluated on 0–5cm top …

Wildfires at the wildland–urban interface (WUI) are increasing in frequency and intensity,
driven by climate change and anthropogenic ignitions. Few studies have characterized the …

Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) in urban areas is derived from natural and
anthropogenic sources, but it is difficult to identify how these various sources contribute to air …