Maine's air quality continues to suffer from lingering Canadian wildfire smoke. We asked health experts why exposure to smoky air is so harmful to our health. Wildfire smoke contains a cocktail of ...
The ongoing wildfires in the western US have spewed so much smoke that they’ve darkened the skylines of cities as far away as New York and Washington, DC. For those living near the fires, the health ...
The effects of airborne particulate matter (PM) on human health have been extensively examined in a large number of epidemiological studies (ATS, 1996; US-EPA, 1999; WHO, 2000; Schneider et al., 2003) ...
The particle pollution created by wildfires continues to increase people’s risk of hospitalization for months after the smoke clears, researchers reported May 28 in the journal Epidemiology. “Even ...
By replicating controlled combustion conditions in the lab using Valworx valves, NexGenPPT aims to examine smoke particle size distribution, smoke composition and the effects of aging on smoke ...
Hazy skies across metro Denver and further north in Fort Collins and Steamboat are a result of dozens of active wildfires burning in the Pacific Northwest across Washington and Oregon as well as in ...
While prescribed fires are common tools in wildland management, a combination of smoke and fog, known as superfog, has in some cases crossed over major roadways, leading to multicar pileups and ...
Action Air Duct, a Denver-based air duct cleaning company, has announced enhanced cleaning protocols specifically designed to address the unique challenges posed by Colorado’s wildfire season and the ...