Burning "ExposHome": Deriving a Mixture of Combustible Materials in American Homes at the Wildland-Urban Interface for Health Studies.

ABSTRACT: Approximately 39% of U.S. homes are now located in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) and are at elevated risk of burning during wildfires. WUI fires emit a cocktail of chemicals from the combustion of anthropogenic materials, including compounds that may differ from the burning of biogenic-only materials. There is currently limited knowledge on the mixture composition of combustible materials in WUI homes, representing a data gap and need to further characterize exposure chemistries and toxicological impacts of WUI-relevant smoke exposures. To address this issue, this study integrated combustible materials in an average American WUI home to derive what we are referring to as the "Burning ExposHome." Items such as structural materials, plumbing, furnishings, and appliances were included in

SUBMITTER: Chou CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12648185 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature