Environmental Particulate Matter Levels during 2017 Large Forest Fires and Megafires in the Center Region of Portugal: A Public Health Concern?

This work characterizes the dimension and the exceptionality of 2017 large- and mega-fires that occurred in the center region of Portugal through the assessment of their impact on the ambient levels of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), retrieved from local monitoring stations, and the associated...

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Main Author: Oliveira, Marta (author)
Other Authors: Delerue-Matos, Cristina (author), Pereira, Maria Carmo (author), Morais, Simone (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Forest fires
Air pollution
Particulate matter (PM)
Public health risks
WHO AirQ+ model
Socio-economic impact
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/19481
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/19481

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/19481

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