Wildfire Smoke Exposures and Adult Health Outcomes

Marlier, Miriam E.; Crnosija, Natalie; Benmarhnia, Tarik

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“…Systematic reviews found evidence of synergistic effects for heat with PM 2.5 on all-cause mortality and respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity (22) and weak evidence of effect modification by PM 2.5 on heat-mortality association (23). However, compared to ambient PM 2.5 from other sources, PM 2.5 during wildfire events were more intense-often an order of magnitude larger than ambient PM 2.5 levels from other sources-and could produce distinct physiological responses and adaptive behaviors with or without concurrent extreme heat event (24). Previous epidemiological study also found higher impact on respiratory hospitalizations from exposure to wildfire PM 2.5 than exposure to ambient PM 2.5 from other sources (25).…”

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Exploring spatial heterogeneity in synergistic effects of compound climate hazards: Extreme heat and wildfire smoke on cardiorespiratory hospitalizations in California

Chen,

Schwarz,

Rosenthal

et al. 2024

Sci. Adv.

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Extreme heat and wildfire smoke events are increasingly co-occurring in the context of climate change, especially in California. Extreme heat and wildfire smoke may have synergistic effects on population health that vary over space. We leveraged high-resolution satellite and monitoring data to quantify spatially varying compound exposures to extreme heat and wildfire smoke in California (2006–2019) at ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) level. We found synergistic effects between extreme heat and wildfire smoke on daily cardiorespiratory hospitalizations at the state level. We also found spatial heterogeneity in such synergistic effects across ZCTAs. Communities with lower education attainment, lower health insurance coverage, lower income, lower proportion of automobile ownership, lower tree canopy coverage, higher population density, and higher proportions of racial/ethnic minorities experienced higher synergistic effects. This study highlights the need to incorporate compound hazards and environmental justice considerations into evidence-based policy development to protect populations from increasingly prevalent compound hazards.

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Exploring spatial heterogeneity in synergistic effects of compound climate hazards: Extreme heat and wildfire smoke on cardiorespiratory hospitalizations in California

Chen,

Schwarz,

Rosenthal

et al. 2024

Sci. Adv.

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“…Moreover, the effects of wildfire PM 2.5 may be worse in communities that already experience a disproportionately high burden of other environmental exposures due to the potential synergistic effects of compound exposures (C. Chen et al, 2024). Taken together, there is a need for further research on community characteristics as drivers of the spatially varying health effects of wildfire PM 2.5 (Marlier et al, 2023).…”

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Spatial Heterogeneity of the Respiratory Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke PM_2.5 in California

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Chen,

Benmarhnia

et al. 2024

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Wildfire smoke fine particles (PM2.5) are a growing public health threat as wildfire events become more common and intense under climate change, especially in the Western United States. Studies assessing the association between wildfire PM2.5 exposure and health typically summarize the effects over the study area. However, health responses to wildfire PM2.5 may vary spatially. We evaluated spatially‐varying respiratory acute care utilization risks associated with short‐term exposure to wildfire PM2.5 and explored community characteristics possibly driving spatial heterogeneity. Using ensemble‐modeled daily wildfire PM2.5, we defined a wildfire smoke day to have wildfire‐specific PM2.5 concentration ≥15 μg/m3. We included daily respiratory emergency department visits and unplanned hospitalizations in 1,396 California ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and 15 census‐derived community characteristics. Employing a case‐crossover design and conditional logistic regression, we observed increased odds of respiratory acute care utilization on wildfire smoke days at the state level (odds ratio [OR] = 1.06, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05, 1.07). Across air basins, ORs ranged from 0.88 to 1.57, with the highest effect estimate in San Diego. A within‐community matching design and spatial Bayesian hierarchical model also revealed spatial heterogeneity in ZCTA‐level rate differences. For example, communities with a higher percentage of Black or Pacific Islander residents had stronger wildfire PM2.5‐outcome relationships, while more air conditioning and tree canopy attenuated associations. We found an important heterogeneity in wildfire smoke‐related health impacts across air basins, counties, and ZCTAs, and we identified characteristics of vulnerable communities, providing evidence to guide policy development and resource allocation.

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Wildfire Smoke Exposures and Adult Health Outcomes

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Exploring spatial heterogeneity in synergistic effects of compound climate hazards: Extreme heat and wildfire smoke on cardiorespiratory hospitalizations in California

Exploring spatial heterogeneity in synergistic effects of compound climate hazards: Extreme heat and wildfire smoke on cardiorespiratory hospitalizations in California

Spatial Heterogeneity of the Respiratory Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke PM_2.5 in California

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Exploring spatial heterogeneity in synergistic effects of compound climate hazards: Extreme heat and wildfire smoke on cardiorespiratory hospitalizations in California

Exploring spatial heterogeneity in synergistic effects of compound climate hazards: Extreme heat and wildfire smoke on cardiorespiratory hospitalizations in California

Spatial Heterogeneity of the Respiratory Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke PM2.5 in California

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