Fire-Pollutant-Atmosphere Components and Its Impact on Mortality in Portugal During Wildfire Seasons.

ABSTRACT: This study analyzed fire-pollutant-meteorological variables and their impact on cardio-respiratory mortality in Portugal during wildfire season. Data of burned area, particulate matter with a diameter of 10 or 2.5 μm (μm) or less (PM₁₀, PM_2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), ozone (O₃), temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, aerosol optical depth and mortality rates of Circulatory System Disease (CSD), Respiratory System Disease (RSD), Pneumonia (PNEU), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Asthma (ASMA), were used. Only the months of 2011-2020 wildfire season (June-July-August-September-October) with a burned area greater than 1,000 ha were considered. Principal component analysis was used on fire-pollutant-meteorologica

SUBMITTER: de Souza Fernandes Duarte E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10558046 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature