[HTML][HTML] State of wildfires 2023–2024

MW Jones, DI Kelley, CA Burton… - Earth System …, 2024 - essd.copernicus.org
Climate change contributes to the increased frequency and intensity of wildfires globally,
with significant impacts on society and the environment. However, our understanding of the …

[HTML][HTML] Peat fires and legacy toxic metal release: An integrative biogeochemical and ecohydrological conceptual framework

CPR McCarter, GD Clay, SL Wilkinson, G Sigmund… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Peatlands are potent landscape sinks of natural and industrial toxic metals and metalloids
(TMMs) but the long-term sequestration of TMMs in peatlands is at increasing risk due to …

Estimated impacts of prescribed fires on air quality and premature deaths in Georgia and surrounding areas in the US, 2015–2020

KJ Maji, Z Li, A Vaidyanathan, Y Hu… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Smoke from wildfires poses a substantial threat to health in communities near and far. To
mitigate the extent and potential damage of wildfires, prescribed burning techniques are …

Thermochemical transformation of calcium during biomass burning and the effects on postfire aqueous dissolution of macronutrients

R Huang, S Nicholas, Z Wei - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Calcium is commonly the most abundant element in fire residues and its speciation largely
determines the geochemical properties of fire residues and their effects on postfire soil …

Impacts of ash-induced environmental alkalinization on fish physiology, and their implications to wildfire-scarred watersheds

GT Kwan, T Sanders, S Huang, K Kilaghbian… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in land use, a warming climate and increased drought have amplified
wildfire frequency and magnitude globally. Subsequent rainfall in wildfire-scarred …

Effects of Large-Scale Wildfires on the Redistribution of Radionuclides in the Chornobyl River System

Y Igarashi, V Protsak, G Laptev… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Wildfires in radiologically contaminated areas raise significant concerns due to potential
radionuclides redistribution and increased public radiation exposure. This study examined …

Heavy metal contamination and potential health risks in upland rice-producing soils of rotational shifting cultivation in northern Thailand

N Arunrat, P Kongsurakan, S Sereenonchai - Environmental Sciences …, 2024 - Springer
Rotational shifting cultivation (RSC) is commonly practiced in northern Thailand for upland
rice cultivation, primarily for household consumption. However, the potential health risks …

Molecular insights and impacts of wildfire-induced soil chemical changes

AM Lopez, CCE Avila, JP VanderRoest… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Wildfires act as important ecosystem controls and can benefit fire-adapted biomes by
promoting habitat heterogeneity, seed germination and disease control. However, the …

Enhanced hydrologic connectivity and solute dynamics following wildfire and drought in a contaminated temperate peatland catchment

AL Marcotte, J Limpens, JP Nunes… - Water Resources …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Intact peatlands provide hydrological ecosystem services, such as regulating water regimes
and immobilizing pollutants within catchments. Climate change impacts including drought …

Speciation and Aqueous Dissolution of Macronutrients in Fire Ash: Variation across Ecosystems and the Effects on Nutrient Cycling

L Zeng, SF Mariano, R Huang… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This study investigated the speciation and aqueous dissolution of macronutrients in fire ash
from diverse ecosystems and speciation of ash and smoke from laboratory burning …