As noted previously, there is an extensive body of evidence on the components of wildfire smoke. When making decisions to protect children from wildfire smoke, we should leverage the knowledge we have of health effects in children from these related bodies of literature. From the known health eff...
Edited byGavin Jones, Brice Hanberry, Katie H. Greenberg, Angela M. White This special collection includes papers about fire effects on wildlife and fire management for wildlife. Many wildlife species require forest conditions created by large-scale disturbances, including fire. Differences in response...
Wildf i re effects on diversity and composition in soilbacterial communitiesLuis E. Sáenz de Mieraa, ⁎ , Rayo Pinto b , Juan J. Gutierrez-Gonzalez a , Leonor Calvo b , Gemma Ansola baDepartamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, Campus de Vegazana s/n, 24071 León, Spain...
Thehuman bodyseems capable of adapting to chronic particulate exposure to an extent, Campen said. But periodic exposures pose a problem because they cause a surge in inflammatory activity, and ill effects appear more related to the fluctuations, rather than the baseline levels of pollutants. "Part...
We conducted occupancy surveys for an umbrella species, the Coastal California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica), from 2004 to 2009 in San Diego County, California, focusing on preserve lands associated with HCPs. We investigated the effects of habitat quality classification, elevation, ...
Researchers don't know as much about the long-term effects of wildfire smoke exposure on our health. They've studied a little bit about how it affects people who are exposed for short-term periods over time -- mainly by affecting their lung function. ...
However, emerging evidence suggests that wildfire smoke exposure also has profound effects on the immune system. This review aims to synthesize current knowledge on how wildfire smoke exposure affects the human immune system, including acute and chronic impacts, underlying mechanisms and potential long-...
In the trauma mental health framework, witnessing smoke is considered to be an indicator of a perceived threat that can affect people’s stress and emotional well-being therefore their QoL [14]. Previous studies have suggested the short and long-term wildfire effects on individual health and well...
A growing body of evidence suggests that wildfire smoke raises the risk of neurological diseases, as well as harming the lungs, kidney, and other organs.
“dependent on contributions of nature to people’s quality of life” [21]. When discussing pathways leading to anxiety, stress, and depression, key factors included experiencing physical health effects (such as respiratory effects), isolation, and lack of physical exercise. This study also ...