Tuberculosis Diagnoses Following Wildfire Smoke Exposure in California
Wildfires are a significant cause of exposure to ambient air pollution in the United States and other settings. Although indoor air pollution is a known contributor to tuberculosis reactivation and progression, it is unclear whether ambient pollution exposures, including wildfire smoke, similarly increase risk.
Measuring long-term exposure to wildfire PM2.5 in California: Time-varying inequities in environmental burden
Wildfires have become more frequent and intense due to climate change and outdoor wildfire fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations differ from relatively smoothly varying total PM2.5. The study introduced a conceptual model for computing long-term wildfire PM2.5 and assessed disproportionate exposures among marginalized communities in Calfornia.
Ventilation conditions during COVID-19 outbreaks in six California state carceral institutions
Residents of carceral facilities are exposed to poor ventilation conditions which leads to the spread of communicable diseases such as COVID-19. Indoor ventilation conditions are rarely studied within carceral settings. Findings from the empirical assessment include lower ventilation rates than the recommended ventilation standards with particularly low ventilation during winter months when heating systems were in use.
Associations between prenatal and early-life air pollution exposure and lung function in young children: exploring influential windows of exposure on lung development
Evidence in the prior literature suggests that air pollution exposures experienced prenatally and early in life can be detrimental to normal lung development, however the specific timing of critical windows during development is not fully understood. This study's findings indicate that prenatal and early-life exposures to PM2.5 are associated with decreased lung function later in childhood. Exposures during the latter months of pregnancy may be especially influential.