Bushfire smoke and the relationship between human and landscape health

一个由景观生态学家、环境化学家和公共卫生专家组成的小组将确定达尔文不同程度的火灾烟雾的生态原因和对健康的不利影响。 达尔文是这项研究的理想环境，因为空气污染的唯一来源是旱季受控制和不受控制的火灾的高发率，导致空气质量变化：一项初步研究发现烟雾污染水平与哮喘之间存在联系。拟议研究的结果将有助于改进火灾管理做法，以减少有害的烟雾污染事件，并有助于制定适当的国家空气质量标准。

A team of landscape ecologists, environmental chemists and public health specialists will determine the ecological causes and adverse health effects of different levels of bushfire smoke in Darwin. Darwin is an ideal setting for this research because the only source of air pollution is the high incidence of controlled and uncontrolled bushfires during the dry season causing variable air quality: a preliminary study found a link between smoke pollution levels and asthma. The findings of the proposed research will contribute to improved fire management practices to reduce injurious smoke pollution events and contribute to setting appropriate national air quality standards.