Impact on human health of particulate matter emitted from burnings in the Brazilian Amazon region Impactos na saúde humana de partículas emitidas por queimadas na Amazônia brasileira

• Main Authors: Eliane Ignotti (Author), Joaquim Gonçalves Valente (Author), Karla Maria Longo (Author), Saulo Ribeiro Freitas (Author), Sandra de Souza Hacon (Author), Paulo Artaxo Netto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the impact on human health of exposure to particulate matter emitted from burnings in the Brazilian Amazon region. METHODS: This was an ecological study using an environmental exposure indicator presented as the percentage of annual hours (AH%) of PM2.5 above 80 μg/m3. The outc...