Combined Burden of Heat and Particulate Matter Air Quality in WA Agriculture.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: To evaluate the combined burden of heat and air quality exposure in Washington State agriculture by (1) characterizing the spatiotemporal pattern of heat and PM_2.5 exposures during wildfire seasons; (2) describing the potential impact of these combined exposures on agricultural worker populations; and (3) identifying data gaps for addressing this burden in rural areas.

Methods

We combined county-level data to explore data availability and estimate the burden of heat and PM_2.5 co-exposures for Washington agricultural workers from 2010 to 2018. Quarterly agricultural worker population estimates were linked with data from a weather station network and ambient air pollution monitoring sites. A geographical information system displayed counties, a

SUBMITTER: Austin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8171194 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature