Sentences with phrase «containing wildfire smoke»

The severe fires throughout California over the past three months have exposed humans and animals to unhealthy air containing wildfire smoke and particulates.

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Smoke from wildfires, which are becoming more frequent and intense in the U.S. West as the climate changes, contains large amounts of fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, which can have profound impacts on human health.

7: Forests).18, 31,32,33,34,35 Long periods of record high temperatures are associated with droughts that contribute to dry conditions and drive wildfires in some areas.159 Wildfire smoke contains particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and various volatile organic compounds (which are ozone precursors) 37and can significantly reduce air quality, both locally and in areas downwind of fires.38, 39,40,41,42