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Environmental Protection Agency: Wildland Fire Research to Protect Health and the Environment

The west and other parts of the U.S. have experienced significant forest fires in recent years.

These fires have been devastating to infrastructure, yet there is limited knowledge of the human health impacts of smoke emissions — both short term and long term. EPA is using its expertise in air quality research to fill the gaps in scientific information and to develop tools to reduce the impact of smoke from wildfires and controlled or prescribed burns.


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Environmental Protection Agency: Wildland Fire Research to Protect Health and the Environment

The west and other parts of the U.S. have experienced significant forest fires in recent years.

These fires have been devastating to infrastructure, yet there is limited knowledge of the human health impacts of smoke emissions — both short term and long term. EPA is using its expertise in air quality research to fill the gaps in scientific information and to develop tools to reduce the impact of smoke from wildfires and controlled or prescribed burns.

Science Topics
Climate Change, Ecology, Natural Disasters
Middle School
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

What are you looking for?

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Environmental Protection Agency

Website URL

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Article

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