Premature Deaths in Brazil Associated With Long-Term Exposure to PM_2.5 From Amazon Fires Between 2016 and 2019.

ABSTRACT: Amazonian deforestation from slash-and-burn practices is a significant contributor to biomass burning within Brazil. Fires emit carbonaceous aerosols that negatively impact human health by increasing fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) exposure. These negative effects on health compound the already detrimental climatological and ecological impacts. Despite high biomass burning emissions in Brazil and the international attention drawn by the relaxation of Amazon protections in 2019, little is known about the health impacts from PM_2.5 exposure attributable to these fires. We estimate PM_2.5-related premature deaths in Brazil associated with biomass burning, focusing on temporal, interannual, and spatial trends. We find that during the fire season of 2019, 4,966 (2

SUBMITTER: Nawaz MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7442537 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature