NIH R01 · 2025
Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires which frequently extend into the wildland-urban interface (WUI). WUI fires burn a mixture of vegetation, structures and vehicles and there is a marked research gap regarding population exposures and health effects. Woodsmoke contains a toxic mixture of known and suspect carcinogens including but not limited to benzene, aldehydes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). However, wildland fire exposure monitoring has generally been limited to particulates for the general public and PAHs for firefighters. Firefighters, a high exposure group, are requesting participatory research to measure WUI fire exposures and effects and identify…
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