Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

Short-term exposure to wildfire-related PM2.5 increases mortality risks and burdens in Brazil

  • Tingting Ye,
  • Rongbin Xu,
  • Xu Yue,
  • Gongbo Chen,
  • Pei Yu,
  • Micheline S. Z. S. Coêlho,
  • Paulo H. N. Saldiva,
  • Michael J. Abramson,
  • Yuming Guo,
  • Shanshan Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35326-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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To assess mortality risks and burdens associated with short-term exposure to wildfire-related PM2.5, the authors collect daily mortality data from 2000 to 2016 for 510 immediate regions in Brazil, the most wildfire-prone area.