The Summer 2019–2020 Wildfires in East Coast Australia and Their Impacts on Air Quality and Health in New South Wales, Australia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Meteorology and Transport of Wildfire Pollutants
3.1.1. November and December 2019 Period
3.1.2. January 2020 Period
3.2. Effect on Air Quality
3.3. Population Exposure to Wildfire Particulates and Health Effects
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Nguyen, H.D.; Azzi, M.; White, S.; Salter, D.; Trieu, T.; Morgan, G.; Rahman, M.; Watt, S.; Riley, M.; Chang, L.T.-C.; et al. The Summer 2019–2020 Wildfires in East Coast Australia and Their Impacts on Air Quality and Health in New South Wales, Australia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3538. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073538
Nguyen HD, Azzi M, White S, Salter D, Trieu T, Morgan G, Rahman M, Watt S, Riley M, Chang LT-C, et al. The Summer 2019–2020 Wildfires in East Coast Australia and Their Impacts on Air Quality and Health in New South Wales, Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(7):3538. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073538
Chicago/Turabian StyleNguyen, Hiep Duc, Merched Azzi, Stephen White, David Salter, Toan Trieu, Geoffrey Morgan, Mahmudur Rahman, Sean Watt, Matthew Riley, Lisa Tzu-Chi Chang, and et al. 2021. "The Summer 2019–2020 Wildfires in East Coast Australia and Their Impacts on Air Quality and Health in New South Wales, Australia" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 7: 3538. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073538