Air quality and health impacts of vegetation and peat fires in Equatorial Asia during 2004–2015
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15546808 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Kiely (0000-0002-8150-6104, University of Leeds, corresponding author), Dominick V Spracklen (0000-0002-7551-4597, University of Leeds), Christine Wiedinmyer (0000-0001-9738-6592, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences), Luke Conibear (0000-0003-2801-8862, University of Leeds), Carly Reddington (0000-0002-5990-4966, University of Leeds), S R Arnold (0000-0002-4881-5685, University of Leeds), Christoph Knote (0000-0001-9105-9179, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Md Firoz Khan (0000-0003-3567-9634, University of Malaya), Mohd Talib Latif (0000-0003-2339-3321, National University of Malaysia), Lailan Syaufina (0000-0001-7122-5731, IPB University), Hari Agung Adrianto (0000-0001-8345-1867, University of Leeds) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 094054-094054 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/ab9a6c |
| OpenAlex | W3034892950 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 69 |
Particulate matter (PM) emissions from vegetation and peat fires in Equatorial Asia cause poor regional air quality. Burning is greatest during drought years, resulting in strong inter-annual variability in emissions. We make the first consistent estimate of the emissions, air quality and public health impacts of Equatorial Asian fires during 2004–2015. The largest dry season (August—October) emissions occurred in 2015, with PM emissions estimated as 9.4 Tg, more than triple the average dry season emission (2.7 Tg). Fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan caused 94% of PM emissions from fires in Equatorial Asia. Peat combustion in Indonesian peatlands contributed 45% of PM emissions, with a greater contribution of 68% in 2015. We used the WRF-chem model to simulate dry season PM for the 6 biggest fire years during this period (2004, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015). The model reproduces PM concentrations from a measurement network across Malaysia and Indonesia, suggesting our PM emissions are realistic. We estimate long-term exposure to PM resulted in 44 040 excess deaths in 2015, with more than 15 000 excess deaths annually in 2004, 2006, and 2009. Exposure to PM from dry season fires resulted in an estimated 131 700 excess deaths during 2004–2015. Our work highlights that Indonesian vegetation and peat fires frequently cause adverse impacts to public health across the region
Air quality index · Atmospheric sciences · Climatology · Dry season · Geography · Meteorology · Particulates · Peat · Vegetation (pathology · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols · Environmental Science · Fire effects on ecosystems · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 1.6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |