- Author: Kara Manke
Published on: April 12, 2019
Reposted from the UC Berkeley News
Tags: air pollution (2), Allen Goldstein (2), Central Valley (1), climate change (34), Dennis Baldocchi (1), Ellyn Gray (1), fog (1)
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- Author: Sarah Nightingale
Published on: March 12, 2016
Reposted from University of California News
When plant matter burns, it releases a complex mixture of gases and aerosols into the atmosphere. In forests subject to air pollution, these emissions may be more toxic than in areas of good air quality, according to a new study by the University of California, Riverside and the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station.
The results suggest biomass burning of polluted forest fuels may exacerbate poor air quality—and related health concerns—in some of the world's most heavily polluted areas, among them, the Los Angeles metropolitan...
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