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Air Quality And Visibility In Southwestern British Columbia During Forest Fire Smoke Events
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Book Synopsis Air Quality and Visibility in Southwestern British Columbia During Forest Fire Smoke Events by : Jenna Christine Keane
Download or read book Air Quality and Visibility in Southwestern British Columbia During Forest Fire Smoke Events written by Jenna Christine Keane and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Spatial Assessment of Forest Fire Smoke Exposure and Its Health Impacts in Southeastern British Columbia During the Summer of 2003 by :
Download or read book Spatial Assessment of Forest Fire Smoke Exposure and Its Health Impacts in Southeastern British Columbia During the Summer of 2003 written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest fires are a significant source of episodic air pollution resulting in elevated ambient concentrations of inhalable particulate matter (PM). Although PM from fossil fuel combustion has been conclusively associated with respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, the health effects of fire-related PM are not clearly understood. Air quality monitoring is sparse in many fire-affected areas, so it is challenging to apply epidemiologic methods that require individual-level exposure assessment. Data from dispersion models and remote sensors are spatially extensive and may provide viable exposure estimation alternatives. Firestorms across southeastern British Columbia during the summer of 2003 produced a unique opportunity to compare rigorous epidemiologic results based on new exposure assessment methods to those based on air quality monitoring data. A population-based cohort of ~280 000 subjects was identified from administrative health data and three daily smoke exposure estimates were assigned for each individual according to residential location: TEOM averaged PM concentrations measured by the nearest of six air quality monitors; SMOKE indicated the presence of a plume over the area in satellite imagery; and CALPUFF averaged PM concentrations estimated by a dispersion model. The latter was initialized and run for this project using remote sensing data to simplify the model as much as possible. For example, emissions were calculated with the radiative power of satellite-detected fires and were comparable to those estimated by much more complex methods. Overall performance of the model was moderate when evaluated using PM measurements, satellite imagery and atmospheric aerosol measurements. Longitudinal logistic regression was used to examine the independent effects of each exposure over the 92-day study period. Respiratory outcomes were associated with smoke-related PM, but no cardiovascular effects were detected. While odds ratios for the TEOM metric.
Book Synopsis Wildland Fires and Air Pollution by : Andrzej Bytnerowicz
Download or read book Wildland Fires and Air Pollution written by Andrzej Bytnerowicz and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2008-10-06 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interaction between smoke and air pollution creates a public health challenge. Fuels treatments proposed for National Forests are intended to reduce fuel accumulations and wildfire frequency and severity, as well as to protect property located in the wild land-urban interface. However, prescribed fires produce gases and aerosols that have instantaneous and long-term effects on air quality. If fuels treatment are not conducted, however, then wild land fires become more severe and frequent causing worse public health and wellfare effects. A better understanding of air pollution and smoke interactions is needed in order to protect the public health and allow for socially and ecologically acceptable use of fire as a management tool. Wildland Fires and Air Pollution offers such an understanding and examines innovative wide-scale monitoring efforts (field and remotely sensed), and development of models predicting spatial and temporal distribution of air pollution and smoke resulting from forests fires and other sources. Collaborative effort of an international team of scientists High quality of invited chapters Full colour
Book Synopsis Biomass Consumption and Smoke Emissions from Contemporary and Prehistoric Wildland Fires in British Columbia by : Stephen William Taylor
Download or read book Biomass Consumption and Smoke Emissions from Contemporary and Prehistoric Wildland Fires in British Columbia written by Stephen William Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objectives of this study were to develop estimates of smoke emissions from wild and prescribed fires in B.C. forests during 1981--90, and to compare these with amounts that occurred before European settlement. The prescribed fires included in this study were carried out under burning permits issued under the Forest Act (British Columbia). The objectives of the fire treatments included site preparation, wildfire hazard reduction, and wildlife habitat/range enhancement (the treated areas remain as forest land). The methods used were broadcast burning and burning of piled and windrowed debris. The burns took place on logging sites and landings, and in natural forest and grassland areas.
Book Synopsis Assessing Values of Air Quality and Visibility at Risk from Wildland Fires by :
Download or read book Assessing Values of Air Quality and Visibility at Risk from Wildland Fires written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Landscape Fire, Smoke, and Health by : Tatiana V. Loboda
Download or read book Landscape Fire, Smoke, and Health written by Tatiana V. Loboda and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-10-11 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landscape Fire, Smoke, and Health Linking Biomass Burning Emissions to Human Well-Being Where and when wildfires occur, what pollutants they emit, how the chemistry of smoke changes in the atmosphere, and what impact this air pollution has on human health and well-being are questions explored across different scientific disciplines. Landscape Fire, Smoke, and Health: Linking Biomass Burning Emissions to Human Well-Being is designed to create a foundational knowledge base allowing interdisciplinary teams to interact more effectively in addressing the impacts of air pollution from biomass burning on human health. Volume highlights include: Core concepts, principles, and terminology related to smoke and air quality used in different disciplines Observational and modeling tools and approaches in fire science Methods to sense, model, and map smoke in the atmosphere Impacts of biomass burning smoke on the health and well-being of children and adults Perspectives from researchers, modelers, and practitioners Case studies from different countries Information to support decision-making and policy The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.
Book Synopsis International Air Issues Workshop, Waterton Lakes National Park, June 5-8, 1995 by :
Download or read book International Air Issues Workshop, Waterton Lakes National Park, June 5-8, 1995 written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Current Air Quality Issues by : Farhad Nejadkoorki
Download or read book Current Air Quality Issues written by Farhad Nejadkoorki and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Air pollution is thus far one of the key environmental issues in urban areas. Comprehensive air quality plans are required to manage air pollution for a particular area. Consequently, air should be continuously sampled, monitored, and modeled to examine different action plans. Reviews and research papers describe air pollution in five main contexts: Monitoring, Modeling, Risk Assessment, Health, and Indoor Air Pollution. The book is recommended to experts interested in health and air pollution issues.
Book Synopsis Aid for Maintaining Air Quality During Prescribed Burns in the South by : James Anderson Pharo
Download or read book Aid for Maintaining Air Quality During Prescribed Burns in the South written by James Anderson Pharo and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ventilation Climate Information System by :
Download or read book Ventilation Climate Information System written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Impacts of an Intense Wildfire Smoke Episode on Surface Radiation, Energy and Carbon Fluxes in Southwestern British Columbia, Canada by : Ian G. McKendry
Download or read book Impacts of an Intense Wildfire Smoke Episode on Surface Radiation, Energy and Carbon Fluxes in Southwestern British Columbia, Canada written by Ian G. McKendry and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A short, but severe, wildfire smoke episode in July 2015, with an aerosol optical depth (AOD) approaching 9, is shown to strongly impact radiation budgets across four distinct land-use types (forest, field, urban and wetland). At three of the sites, impacts on the energy balance are also apparent, while the event also appears to elicit an ecosystem response with respect to carbon fluxes at the wetland and a forested site. Greatest impacts on radiation and energy budgets were observed at the forested site where the role of canopy architecture and the complex physiological responses to an increase in diffuse radiation were most important. At the forest site, the arrival of smoke reduced both sensible and latent heat flux substantially but also lowered sensible heat flux more than the latent heat flux. With widespread standing water, and little physiological control on evapotranspiration, the impacts on the partitioning of turbulent fluxes were modest at the wetland compared to the physiologically dominated fluxes at the forested site. Despite the short duration and singular nature of the event, there was some evidence of a diffuse radiation fertilization effect when AOD was near or below 2. With lighter smoke, both the wetland and forested site appeared to show enhanced photosynthetic activity (a greater sink for carbon dioxide). However, with dense smoke, the forested site was a strong carbon source. Given the extensive forest cover in the Pacific Northwest and the growing importance of forest fires in the region, these results suggest that wildfire aerosol during the growing season potentially plays an important role in the regional ecosystem response to smoke and ultimately the carbon budget of the region
Download or read book Firestorm written by Edward Struzik and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Frightening...Firestorm comes alive when Struzik discusses the work of offbeat scientists." —New York Times Book Review "Comprehensive and compelling." —Booklist "A powerful message." —Kirkus "Should be required reading." —Library Journal For two months in the spring of 2016, the world watched as wildfire ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray. Firefighters named the fire “the Beast.” It acted like a mythical animal, alive with destructive energy, and they hoped never to see anything like it again. Yet it’s not a stretch to imagine we will all soon live in a world in which fires like the Beast are commonplace. A glance at international headlines shows a remarkable increase in higher temperatures, stronger winds, and drier lands– a trifecta for igniting wildfires like we’ve rarely seen before. This change is particularly noticeable in the northern forests of the United States and Canada. These forests require fire to maintain healthy ecosystems, but as the human population grows, and as changes in climate, animal and insect species, and disease cause further destabilization, wildfires have turned into a potentially uncontrollable threat to human lives and livelihoods. Our understanding of the role fire plays in healthy forests has come a long way in the past century. Despite this, we are not prepared to deal with an escalation of fire during periods of intense drought and shorter winters, earlier springs, potentially more lightning strikes and hotter summers. There is too much fuel on the ground, too many people and assets to protect, and no plan in place to deal with these challenges. In Firestorm, journalist Edward Struzik visits scorched earth from Alaska to Maine, and introduces the scientists, firefighters, and resource managers making the case for a radically different approach to managing wildfire in the 21st century. Wildfires can no longer be treated as avoidable events because the risk and dangers are becoming too great and costly. Struzik weaves a heart-pumping narrative of science, economics, politics, and human determination and points to the ways that we, and the wilder inhabitants of the forests around our cities and towns, might yet flourish in an age of growing megafires.
Author :British Columbia. Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks Publisher :Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks ISBN 13 : Total Pages :64 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Ensuring Clean Air by : British Columbia. Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks
Download or read book Ensuring Clean Air written by British Columbia. Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks and published by Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. This book was released on 1992 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During 1992, a new clean air strategy will be developed by the B.C. government. This discussion paper provides information on atmospheric issues, giving a summary of stakeholder views, including standards and regulations, jurisdictions and decision making, economic issues and instruments, energy transportation, and forestry products. It describes the proposed process, including organization, communication, information gathering, targeted consultation, a draft strategy, public consultation, and a provincial workshop and discusses the anticipated outcome for both the short- and long-term, including the management of smoke, greenhouse gases, ozone smog, ozone layer, and regional air quality.
Book Synopsis Visibility and Ambient Aerosols in Southwestern British Columbia During REVEAL, Part 2 by :
Download or read book Visibility and Ambient Aerosols in Southwestern British Columbia During REVEAL, Part 2 written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to public concern regarding declining visibility and health concerns associated with fine particulates in the Fraser Valley, the British Columbia environmental ministry funded a project called REVEAL which was designed to characterize summertime visibility and ambient aerosol loading in the southwestern part of the province. This document summarizes the findings of the first report of the REVEAL study, the techniques used for apportioning the pollution sources, notably motor vehicle emissions and wood processing/vegetative burning, and discusses the remaining uncertainties and unresolved issues arising out of the report.
Book Synopsis Visibility and Ambient Aerosols in Southwestern British Columbia During REVEAL, Part 3 : Further Analysis of Visibility Data and Fine Aerosols Collected During REVEAL by : Douw Gerbrand Steyn
Download or read book Visibility and Ambient Aerosols in Southwestern British Columbia During REVEAL, Part 3 : Further Analysis of Visibility Data and Fine Aerosols Collected During REVEAL written by Douw Gerbrand Steyn and published by The Branch. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Fire, Smoke, and Haze by : S. Tahir Qadri
Download or read book Fire, Smoke, and Haze written by S. Tahir Qadri and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2001 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication, a joint effort of ADB and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), brings together the current knowledge about land and forest fires, examines their causes and impacts with particular reference to Southeast Asia, and suggests what could happen in the future.
Book Synopsis WHO global air quality guidelines by : Weltgesundheitsorganisation
Download or read book WHO global air quality guidelines written by Weltgesundheitsorganisation and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main objective of these updated global guidelines is to offer health-based air quality guideline levels, expressed as long-term or short-term concentrations for six key air pollutants: PM2.5, PM10, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. In addition, the guidelines provide interim targets to guide reduction efforts of these pollutants, as well as good practice statements for the management of certain types of PM (i.e., black carbon/elemental carbon, ultrafine particles, particles originating from sand and duststorms). These guidelines are not legally binding standards; however, they provide WHO Member States with an evidence-informed tool, which they can use to inform legislation and policy. Ultimately, the goal of these guidelines is to help reduce levels of air pollutants in order to decrease the enormous health burden resulting from the exposure to air pollution worldwide.
