Effect modification of the association between fine particulate air pollution during a wildfire event and respiratory health by area-level measures of socio-economic status, race/ethnicity, and smoking prevalence

• Main Authors: C E Reid (Author), E M Considine (Author), G L Watson (Author), D Telesca (Author), G G Pfister (Author), M Jerrett (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IOP Publishing, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fine particulate air pollution (PM _2.5 ) is decreasing in most areas of the United States, except for areas most affected by wildfires, where increasing trends in PM _2.5 can be attributed to wildfire smoke. The frequency and duration of large wildfires and the length of the wildfire season have al...