Uncertainties from biomass burning aerosols in air quality models obscure public health impacts in Southeast Asia

• Main Authors: Marvin, Margaret R., Palmer, Paul I., Yao, Fei, Latif, Mohd Talib, Khan, Md Firoz
• Format: Article
• Published: Copernicus Gesellschaft MBH 2024
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QE Geology; S Agriculture (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/45409/; https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-3699-2024
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Models suggest that biomass burning causes thousands of premature deaths annually in Southeast Asia due to excessive exposure to particulate matter (PM) in smoke. However, measurements of surface air quality are sparse across the region, and consequently estimates for the public health impacts of se...