Wildfire smoke knows no borders: Differential vulnerability to smoke effects on cardio-respiratory health in the San Diego-Tijuana region.

• Main Authors: Lara Schwarz (Author), Rosana Aguilera (Author), L C Aguilar-Dodier (Author), Javier Emmanuel Castillo Quiñones (Author), María Evarista Arellano García (Author), Tarik Benmarhnia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Exposure to fine particles in wildfire smoke is deleterious for human health and can increase cases of cardio-respiratory illnesses and related hospitalizations. Neighborhood-level risk factors can increase susceptibility to environmental hazards, such as air pollution from smoke, and the same expos...