Fire, Smoke, and Health Tracking the Modeling Chain from Flames to Health and Well-Being

A transdisciplinary approach to investigating relationships between biomass burning and human health outcomes

Where and when wildfires occur, what pollutants they emit, how the chemistry of smoke changes in the atmosphere, and what impact this air pollution has on human health and well-being are questions explored across different scientific disciplines.

Fire, Smoke, and Health: Tracking the Modeling Chain from Flames to Health and Well-Being is designed to create a foundational knowledge base allowing interdisciplinary teams to interact more effectively in addressing the impacts of air pollution from biomass burning on human health.

Volume highlights include:

• Core concepts, principles, and terminology related to smoke and air quality used in different disciplines
• Observational and modeling tools and approaches in fire science
• Methods to sense, model, and map smoke in the atmosphere
• Impacts of biomass burning smoke on the health and well-being of children and adults
• Perspectives from researchers, modelers, and practitioners
• Case studies from different countries
• Information to support decision-making and policy

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Tatiana V. Loboda, University of Maryland, USA

Nancy H. F. French, Michigan Technological University, USA

Robin C. Puett, University of Maryland, USA

I. Introduction

Chapter 1: Introduction
œ Discipline space: › Multidisciplinary topic
› Terminology
› Flow diagram
œ Context for this book
œ Purpose & structure of this book (refer to diagram)

II. From Fire to Emissions
[Fire & fuels ⇒ consumption/combustion ⇒ pollution]

Chapter 2: Mapping and characterizing fire
[Author: Loboda; Editor: French]
œHistorical fire records
œSatellite fire records
›Active Fire Detection and characterization
›Burned Area and severity
œFire regimes
œAnthropogenic & management fires

Chapter 3: Mapping and describing fuels and fire conditions
[Author: French; Editor: Loboda]
œFuel types and maps
œEnvironmental conditions ›Weather & climate (fuel moisture)@

Chapter 4: Estimating fire emissions and pollutants
[Author: TBD; Editor: French]
œEstimating consumption
œEmission Factors for pollution quantification
œReview chemicals and particulate characteristics in the smoke
›EPA criteria air pollutants
›trace gases, greenhouse gases 

III. From Emissions to Concentrations
[Emission strength⇒Concentrations] 
Chapter 5: Smoke chemistry and transport
[Author: TBD; Editor: French]
œParticle models (Hysplit) vs. chemical transport models (CTM)

Chapter 6: Integrating in situ and satellite observations
[Author:TBD; Editor: Loboda]
œSatellite sensing capabilities & utility
œIntegration with transport models 

Chapter 7: TBD (This could be a chapter on operational pollution modeling - CMAQ - Have EPA write it) 

IV. From Concentrations to Health Outcomes
[Concentrations⇒Exposure⇒Health outcomes]
Chapter 8: Assessing exposure
[Author: TBD; Editor: French]
œAir pollution and health problems - physiological mechanisms (literature)
œLand manage ]ment fire exposure
œMapping exposure of vulnerable populations
œIdentifying vulnerable categories
œExposure limits & metrics 

Chapter 9: Modeling health outcomes
[Author:TBD; Editor: Loboda]
œHealth data sources
œStudy designs
œConfounding factors 

Chapter 10: TBD

V. Synthesis and Future Direction
Chapter 11: The future of smoke modeling, for health assessment to inform science and practice
œDiverse modeling approaches for fire situations or types (e.g. managed vs. unplanned)
œDecision tools for translating knowledge - MIEnvironment-like systems

Chapter 12: Perspectives on wildland fire, smoke, and health
œHealth burden of fire
œReiterate transdisciplinary nature & context of this topic
œSummarize the state of knowledge and needs for the subject

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