[MCN] Fires and health : Smoke has more toxins than previously believed

[Lance Olsen]

Public Release: 14-Jun-2017
Wildfires pollute much more than previously thought
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Wildfires are major polluters. Their plumes are three times as dense with aerosol-forming fine particles as previously believed. For the first time, researchers have flown an orchestra of modern instruments through brutishly turbulent wildfire plumes to measure their emissions in real time. They have also exposed other never before measured toxins.

JOURNAL
Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres
 <https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-06/giot-wpm061317.php>Airborne measurements of western U.S. wildfire emissions: Comparison with prescribed burning and air quality implications
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016JD026315/abstract;jsessionid=FA8A6E6BE8F67D812D4869BB9D063D99.f04t01 <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016JD026315/abstract;jsessionid=FA8A6E6BE8F67D812D4869BB9D063D99.f04t01>
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