- Author: UCLA News
Published on: August 25, 2021
Reposted from UCLA Samueli Engineering Newsroom
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Tags: Blodgett Forest (5), drones; Rob York (1), emmissions (2), Kevin Schwarm (1), prescribed fire (22), smoke (2), UCLA (1)
Focus Area Tags: Environment
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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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