Policy implications for protecting health from the hazards of fire smoke. A panel discussion report from the workshop landscape fire smoke : Protecting health in an era of escalating fire risk
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Cowie, Christine T., Wheeler, Amanda J., Tripovich, Joy S., Porta-Cubas, Ana, Dennekamp, Martine, Vardoulakis, Sotiris, Goldman, Michele, Sweet, Melissa, Howard, Penny and Johnston, Fay. (2021). Policy implications for protecting health from the hazards of fire smoke. A panel discussion report from the workshop landscape fire smoke : Protecting health in an era of escalating fire risk. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(11), p. Article 5702. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115702
Authors | Cowie, Christine T., Wheeler, Amanda J., Tripovich, Joy S., Porta-Cubas, Ana, Dennekamp, Martine, Vardoulakis, Sotiris, Goldman, Michele, Sweet, Melissa, Howard, Penny and Johnston, Fay |
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Abstract | Globally, and nationally in Australia, bushfires are expected to increase in frequency and intensity due to climate change. To date, protection of human health from fire smoke has largely relied on individual-level actions. Recent bushfires experienced during the Australian summer of 2019–2020 occurred over a prolonged period and encompassed far larger geographical areas than previously experienced, resulting in extreme levels of smoke for extended periods of time. This particular bushfire season resulted in highly challenging conditions, where many people were unable to protect themselves from smoke exposures. The Centre for Air pollution, energy and health Research (CAR), an Australian research centre, hosted a two-day symposium, Landscape Fire Smoke: Protecting health in an era of escalating fire risk, on 8 and 9 October 2020. One component of the symposium was a dedicated panel discussion where invited experts were asked to examine alternative policy settings for protecting health from fire smoke hazards with specific reference to interventions to minimise exposure, protection of outdoor workers, and current systems for communicating health risk. This paper documents the proceedings of the expert panel and participant discussion held during the workshop. |
Keywords | air pollution; PM; landscape fires; bushfires; smoke; health risk; exposure; communication; protection; policy |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Journal citation | 18 (11), p. Article 5702 |
Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI AG) |
ISSN | 1661-7827 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115702 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85106424684& |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-16 |
Funder | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 26 May 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 19 May 2021 |
Deposited | 22 Nov 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8x1vq/policy-implications-for-protecting-health-from-the-hazards-of-fire-smoke-a-panel-discussion-report-from-the-workshop-landscape-fire-smoke-protecting-health-in-an-era-of-escalating-fire-risk
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