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What’S In Wildfire Smoke, And Why Is It So Bad For Your Lungs?, Luke Montrose
What’S In Wildfire Smoke, And Why Is It So Bad For Your Lungs?, Luke Montrose
Public Health and Population Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
If I dare to give the coronavirus credit for anything, I would say it has made people more conscious of the air they breathe.
A friend texted me recently after going for a jog in the foothills near Boise, Idaho, writing: “My lungs are burning … explain what’s happening!!!”
A wildfire was burning to the east of town – one of hundreds of fires that were sending smoke and ash through communities in hot, dry western states. As an environmental toxicologist, I research how air pollution, particularly wood smoke, impacts human health and disease.