Comparison of wildfire smoke estimation methods and associations with cardiopulmonary-related hospital admissions.

ABSTRACT: Climate forecasts predict an increase in frequency and intensity of wildfires. Associations between health outcomes and population exposure to smoke from Washington 2012 wildfires were compared using surface monitors, chemical-weather models, and a novel method blending three exposure information sources. The association between smoke particulate matter ≤2.5 μm in diameter (PM_2.5) and cardiopulmonary hospital admissions occurring in Washington from 1 July to 31 October 2012 was evaluated using a time-stratified case-crossover design. Hospital admissions aggregated by ZIP code were linked with population-weighted daily average concentrations of smoke PM_2.5 estimated using three distinct methods: a simulation with the Weather Research and Forecasting with Chemistry (WRF

SUBMITTER: Gan RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5580836 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature