ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Can Public Spaces Effectively Be Used as Cleaner Indoor Air Shelters during Extreme Smoke Events?
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Australian Research on Climate Change and Health Interventions: A Systematic Mapping Review.The Medical journal of Australia · 2026Pooled it
- Wildfire Smoke and Human Health: A Global Perspective on Respiratory Risks and Emerging Interventions.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Narrative review of wildfire smoke interventions: considering the unique vulnerabilities of children and pregnant individuals.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Review
- Understanding rural adaptation to smoke from wildfires and forest management: insights for aligning approaches with community contexts.International journal of wildland fire · 2025Article
- Asthma and landscape fire smoke: A Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand position statement.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2023Review
- Performance and Deployment of Low-Cost Particle Sensor Units to Monitor Biomass Burning Events and Their Application in an Educational Initiative.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Using Low-Cost Sensors to Assess Fine Particulate Matter Infiltration (PMInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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10 authors.
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Abstract
During extreme air pollution events, such as bushfires, public health agencies often recommend that vulnerable individuals visit a nearby public building with central air conditioning to reduce their exposure to smoke. However, there is limited evidence that these "cleaner indoor air shelters" reduce exposure or health risks. We quantified the impact of a "cleaner indoor air shelter" in a public library in Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia when concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM
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