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SUBMITTER: Robinson MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3101022 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Robinson Marin S MS Zhao Min M Zack Lindsay L Brindley Christine C Portz Lillian L Quarterman Matthew M Long Xiufen X Herckes Pierre P
Atmospheric environment (Oxford, England : 1994) 20110401 12
Prescribed burning, in combination with mechanical thinning, is a successful method for reducing heavy fuel loads from forest floors and thereby lowering the risk of catastrophic wildfire. However, an undesirable consequence of managed fire is the production of fine particulate matter or PM(2.5) (particles ≤2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter). Wood-smoke particulate data from 21 prescribed burns are described, including results from broadcast and slash-pile burns. All PM(2.5) samples were collected ...[more]