Open AccessWildfire Particulates Raise Cardiopulmonary Health Concerns
Author(s) -
Sarah Derouin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2019eo121575
Subject(s) - particulates , environmental science , environmental health , medicine , biology , ecology
New research reveals that exposure to smoky air and the particulates created in wildfires can cause increased cardiovascular and respiratory hospitalizations for people 65 and older.