Wood Smoke References

Here is a bibliography of research articles and other reference sources, organized by content order on our website. It is a growing resource that we add to regularly.

Particle Pollution

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Burnett R, Chen H, Szyszkowicz M, Fann N, Hubbell B, Pope CA 3rd, Apte JS, Brauer M, Cohen A, Weichenthal S, et al. Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 2018, Sep 18; 115(38):9592–9597.

Calderón-Garcidueñas L, Azzarelli B, Acuna H, Garcia R, Gambling T, et al. Air pollution and brain damage. Toxicologic Pathology. 2002; 30(3):373.

Calderón-Garcidueñas L, Maronpot R, Torres-Jardon R, Henríquez-Roldán C, Schoonhoven R, et al. DNA damage in nasal and brain tissues of canines exposed to air pollutants is associated with evidence of chronic brain inflammation and neurodegeneration. Toxicologic Pathology. 2003; 31(5):524.

Cesaroni G, Francesco F, Stafoggia M, Andersen AJ, Badaloni C, Beelen R, Caracciolo B, de Faire U, Erbel R, Eriksen KT, et al. Long term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of acute coronary events: prospective cohort study and meta-analysis in 11 European cohorts from the ESCAPE project. BMJ. 2014; 348:f7412.

Chen J, Wang X, Wellenius G, Serre M, Driscoll I, et al. Ambient air pollution and neurotoxicity on brain structure: evidence from women’s health initiative memory study. Annals of Neurology. 2015; 78(3):466–476.

Cole-Hunter T, Zhang J, So R, Samoli E, Liu S, Chen J, Strak M, Wolf K, Weinmayr G, Rodopolou S, et al. Long-term air pollution exposure and Parkinson’s disease mortality in a large pooled European cohort: An ELAPSE study. Environment International. 2023; 171:107667.

Dennekamp M, Akram M, Abramson M, Tonkin A, Sim M, et al. Outdoor air pollution as a trigger for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Epidemiology. 2010; 21(4):494–500.

Desikan, A. Outdoor air pollution as a possible modifiable risk factor to reduce mortality in post-stroke population. Neural Regeneration Research. 2017; 12(3):351–353.

Di Q, Dai L, Wang Y, Zanobetti A, Choirat C, Schwartz JD, Dominici F. Association of short-term exposure to air pollution with mortality in older adults. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2017; 318:2446–2456.

Di Q, Wang Y, Zanobetti A, Wang Y, Koutrakis P, Choirat FD, Schwartz JD. Air pollution and mortality in the entire Medicare population. New England Journal of Medicine. 2017; 376:2513–2522.

Dockery D, Pope C, Xu X, SpenglerJ, Ware J, et al. An association between air pollution and mortality in six U.S. cities. The New England Journal of Medicine. 1993; 329(24):1753–1759.

Dominici F, Peng R, Bell M, Pham L, McDermott A, et al. Fine particulate air pollution and hospital admission for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. JAMA. 2006; 295(10):1127–1134.

Farhadi Z, Abulghasem Gorgi H, Shabaninejad H, Aghajani Delavar M, Torani S. Association between PM_2.5 and risk of hospitalization for myocardial infarction: a systematic review and a meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 2020; 20(1):314.

Fleury V, Himsl R, Joost S, Nicastro N, Bereau M, Guessous I, Burkhard PR. Geospatial analysis of individual-based Parkinson's disease data supports a link with air pollution: A case-control study. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. 2021; 83:41–48.

Gehling W, Dellinger B. Environmentally persistent free radicals and their lifetimes in PM2.5. Environmental Science & Technology. 2013; 47(15):8172.

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Grigg J. Arrhythmias and particulate matter, The Lancet. 2017; (1)2:E50–E51.

Harrabi I, Rondeau V, Dartigues J, Tessier J, Filleul L. Effects of particulate air pollution on systolic blood pressure: a population-based approach. Environmental Research. 2006; 101(1):89–93.

He F, Yanosky JD, Fernandez-Mendoza J, Chinchilli VM, Al-Shaar L, Vgontzas AN, Bixler EO, Liao D. Acute impact of fine particulate air pollution on cardiac arrhythmias in a population-based sample of adolescents: The Penn State child cohort. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2022; 11(18):e026370.

Huttunen K, Siponen T, Salonen I, Yli-Tuomi T, Aurela M, et al. Low-level exposure to ambient particulate matter is associated with systemic inflammation in ischemic heart disease patients. Environmental Research. 2012; 116:44–51.

Jacobs L, Buczynska A, Walgraeve C, Delcloo A, Potgieter-Vermaak S, Van Grieken R, Demeestere K, Dewulf J, Van Langenhove H, De Backer H, Nemery B, Nawrot TS. Acute changes in pulse pressure in relation to constituents of particulate air pollution in elderly persons. Environmental Research. 2012; 117:60–67.

Janke K, Propper C, Henderson J. Do current levels of air pollution kill? The impact of air pollution on population mortality in England. Health Economics. 2009; 18(9):1031–1055.

Katanoda K, Sobue T, Satoh H, Tajima K, Suzuki T, et al. An association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and mortality from lung cancer and respiratory diseases in Japan. Journal of Epidemiology. 2011; 21(2):132–143.

Kioumourtzoglou M, Schwartz JD, Weisskopf MG, Melly SJ, Wang Y, Dominici F, Zanobetti A. Long-term PM2.5 exposure and neurological hospital admissions in the northeastern United States. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2016; 124:23–29.

Kleeman MJ, Schauer JJ, Cass GR. Size and composition distribution of fine particulate matter emitted from wood burning, meat charbroiling, and cigarettes. Environmental Science & Technology. 1999; 33(20):3516–23.

Kukkonen J, Lopez-Aparicio S, Segersson D, Geels C, Kangas L, Kauhaniemi M, Maragkidou A, Jensen A, Assmut T, Karppinen, A, et al. The influence of residential wood combustion on the concentrations of PM2.5 in four Nordic cities. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 2020; 20: 4333–4365.

Lepeule J, Laden F, Dockery D, Schwartz J. Chronic exposure to fine particles and mortality: an extended follow-up of the Harvard Six Cities Study from 1974 to 2009. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2012; 120(7):965.

Liao D, Creason J, Shy C, Williams R, Watts R, et al. Daily variation of particulate air pollution and poor cardiac autonomic control in the elderly. Environmental Health Perspectives. 1999; 107(7):521-525.

Link M, Luttmann-Gibson H, Schwartz J, Mittleman M, Wessler B, Gold D, Dockery D, Laden F. Acute exposure to air pollution triggers atrial fibrillation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2013; 62(9):816–825.

Lipsett MJ, Ostro BD, Reynolds P, Goldberg D, Hertz A, Jerrett M, Smith DF, Garcia C, Chang ET, Bernstein L. Long-term exposure to air pollution and cardiorespiratory disease in the California Teachers Study cohort. American Journal of Respiratory and Citical Care Medicine. 2011; 184(7):828–835.

Liu C, Xu X, Bai Y, Wang TY, Rao X, Wang A, Sun L, Ying Z, Gushchina L, Maiseyeu A, Morishita M, Sun Q, Harkema JR, Rajagopalan S. Air pollution–mediated susceptibility to inflammation and insulin resistance: influence of CCR2 pathways in mice. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2014; 122:17–26.

Ljungman P, Mittleman M. Ambient air pollution and stroke. Stroke. 2014; 45(12):3734–3741.

Loeb MB. Community-acquired pneumonia in older people: the need for a broader perspective. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2003; 51(4):539–543.

Maher BA, O’Sullivan V, Feeney J, Gonet T, Kenny RA. Indoor particulate air pollution from open fires and the cognitive function of older people. Environmental Research. 2021; 192:110298

Matsuo R, Michikawa T, Ueda K, Ago T, Nitta H, Kitazono T, Kamouchi M. Short-term exposure to fine particulate matter and risk of ischemic stroke. Stroke. 2016; 47(12):3032–3034.

McClellan R. Setting ambient air quality standards for particulate matter. Toxicology. 2002; 181:329–347.

McGill University. Air pollution: The silent killer called PM2.5. 2022, March 11. [Press Release].

Migliore L, Coppedè F. Environmental-induced oxidative stress in neurodegenerative disorders and aging. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. 2009; 674(1):73–84.

Miller K, Siscovick D, Sheppard L, Shepherd K, Sullivan J, et al. Long-term exposure to air pollution and incidence of cardiovascular events in women. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2007; 356(5):447–458.

Mitka M. Health experts denounce EPA’s soot limits. JAMA. 2006; 296(17):2078.

Moulton P, Yang, W. Air pollution, oxidative stress, and Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2012; 472751–472759.

Nelin T, Joseph A, Gorr M, Wold L. Direct and indirect effects of particulate matter on the cardiovascular system. Toxicology Letters. 2012; 208(3):293–299.

Oberdörster G, Sharp Z, Atudorei V, Elder A, Gelein R, et al. Translocation of inhaled ultrafine particles to the brain. Inhalation Toxicology. 2004; 16(6–7):437–445.

Orioli R, Cremona G, Ciancarella L, Solimini AG. Association between PM1, PM2.5, NO2, O3 and self-reported diabetes in Italy: a cross-sectional ecological study. PLoS One. 2018; 13(1):e0191112.

Ostro B, Wen-Ying G, Broadwin R, Green S, Lipsett M. The effects of components of fine particulate air pollution on mortality in California: results from CALFINE. Environmental Health Perspective. 2007; 115(1):13–19.

Oudin A, Segersson D, Adolfsson R, Forsberg B. Association between air pollution from residential wood burning and dementia incidence in a longitudinal study in Northern Sweden. PLoS ONE. 2018; 13(6):e0198283.

Peters A. Air quality and cardiovascular health: smoke and pollution matter. Circulation. 2009; 120(11):924–927.

Peters R, Ee N, Peters J, Booth A, Mudway I, Anstey K. Air pollution and dementia: a systematic review. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. 2019; 70(s1): S145–S163.

Power MC, Adar SD, Yanosky JD, Weuve J. Exposure to air pollution as a potential contributor to cognitive function, cognitive decline, brain imaging, and dementia: A systematic review of epidemiologic research. Neurotoxicology. 2016; 56:235–253.

Rosenthal F, Carney J, Olinger M. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and airborne fine particulate matter: a case-crossover analysis of emergency medical services data in Indianapolis, Indiana. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2008; 116(5):631–636.

Roux J, Bard D, Le Pabic E, Segala C, Reis J, Ongagna JC, de Sèze J, Leray E. Air pollution by particulate matter PM10 may trigger multiple sclerosis relapses. Environmental Research. 2017; 156:404–410.

Schneider A, Neas L, Herbst M, Case M, Williams R, Cascio W, et al. Endothelial dysfunction: associations with exposure to ambient fine particles in diabetic individuals. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2008; 116(12):1666–1674.

Schraufnagel DE. The health effects of ultrafine particles. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 2020; 52:311–317.

Schwartz J, Dockery DW, Neas LM. Is daily mortality associated specifically with fine particles? Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 1996; 46(10):927–939.

Shah ASV, Langrish JP, Nair H, McAllister DA, Hunter AL, Donaldson K, Newby DE, Mills NL. Global association of air pollution and heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet. 2013; 382(9897):1039–1048.

Shaw J. Clearing the air: how epidemiology, engineering, and experiment finger fine particles as airborne killers. Harvard Magazine. May-June 2005.

Shi L, Zanobetti A, Kloog I, Coull B, Koutrakis P, et al. Low-concentration PM2.5 and mortality: estimating acute and chronic effects in a population-based study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2016; 124(1):46–52.

Shrey K, Suchit A, Deepika D, Shruti K, Vibha R. Air pollutants: the key stages in the pathway towards the development of cardiovascular disorders. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 2011; 31(1):1–9.

Totlandsdal AI, Skomedal T, Låg M, Osnes J, Refsnes M. Pro-inflammatory potential of ultrafine particles in mono- and co-cultures of primary cardiac cells. Toxicology. 2008; 247(1):23–32.

Turner M, Krewski D, Pope 3rd C, Chen Y, Gapstur S, et al. Long-term ambient fine particulate matter air pollution and lung cancer in a large cohort of never-smokers. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2011; 184(12):1374–1381.

Wang X, Younan D, Millstein J, Petkus AJ, Garcia E, Beavers DP, Espeland MA, Chui HC, Resnick SM, Gatz M, Kaufman JD, Wellenius GA, Whitsel EA, Manson JE, Rapp SR, Chen JC. Association of improved air quality with lower dementia risk in older women. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 2022 Jan 11; 119(2):e2107833119.

Wang Y, Xiong L, Tang M. Toxicity of inhaled particulate matter on the central nervous system: neuroinflammation, neuropsychological effects and neurodegenerative disease. Journal of Applied Toxicology. 2017; 37(6):644-667.

Wei Y, Wang Y, Di Q, Choirat C, Wang Y, Koutrakis P et al. Short term exposure to fine particulate matter and hospital admission risks and costs in the Medicare population: time stratified, case crossover study. BMJ. 2019; 367:l6258.

Wellenius G, Burger M, Coull B, Schwartz J, Suh H, et al. Ambient air pollution and the risk of acute ischemic stroke. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2012; 172(3):229–234.

Wellenius G, Schwartz J, Mittleman M. Particulate air pollution and hospital admissions for congestive heart failure in seven United States cities.The American Journal of Cardiology. 2006; 97(3):404–408.

Weuve J, Puett R, Schwartz J, Yanosky J, Laden F, et al. Exposure to particulate air pollution and cognitive decline in older women. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2012; 172(3):219–227.

Wichmann HE, Spix C, Tuch T, Wölke G, Peters A, Heinrich J, Kreyling WG, Heyder J. Daily mortality and fine and ultrafine particles in Erfurt, Germany part I: role of particle number and particle mass. Research report (Health Effects Institute). 2000; (98)5-86: discussion 87-94.

World Health Organization. Outdoor air pollution a leading environmental cause of cancer deaths. Published online 2013.

Xu X, Liu C, Xu Z, Tzan K, Zhong M, et al. Long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate pollution induces insulin resistance and mitochondrial alteration in adipose tissue. Toxicological Sciences. 2011; 124(1):88–98.

Zanobetti A, Schwartz J. Cardiovascular damage by airborne particles: are diabetics more susceptible? Epidemiology. 2002; 13(5):588–592.

Zanobetti A, Dominici F, Wang Y, Schwartz JD. A national case-crossover analysis of the short-term effect of PM2.5 on hospitalizations and mortality in subjects with diabetes and neurological disorders. Environmental Health. 2014; 13(38).

Wood Smoke Is Particle Pollution

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Wood Smoke Health Effects

Arrieta O, Campos-Parra AD, Zuloaga C, Avilés A, Sánchez-Reyes R, Manríquez ME, Covián-Molina E, Martínez-Barrera L, Meneses A, Cardona A, Borbolla-Escoboza JR. Clinical and pathological characteristics, outcome, and mutational profiles regarding non-small-cell lung cancer related to wood smoke exposure. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2012; 7(8):1228–1234.
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Wood Smoke Is Toxic Pollution

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The Real Cost of Wood Burning

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Residential Wood Burning

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Wood-Burning Restaurants

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Secondhand Smoke Issues

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Environment, Biomass and Climate

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Citizen Science Air Monitoring

Byrne R, Ryan K, Venables DS, Wenger JC, Hellebust S. Highly local sources and large spatial variations in PM2.5 across a city: evidence from a city-wide sensor network in Cork, Ireland. Environmental Science: Atmospheres. 2023, April 19.
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Peters A. How this small sensor startup became essential to helping California deal with toxic wildfire smoke. Fast Company. 2020, Aug 27.
PurpleAir laser particle counters and air quality monitoring network.
Robinson DL. Accurate, low cost PM2.5 measurements demonstrate the large spatial variation in wood smoke pollution in regional Australia and improve modeling and estimates of health costs. 2020; Atmosphere, 11(8):856.
South Coast Air Quality Management District. Community in Action: A Comprehensive Educational Toolkit on Air Quality Sensors. 2021.
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Organizations and Blogs

Asthma Australia: Information on wood heaters and asthma.
Australian Air Quality Group: Clean Air, Better Health
Breathe Clean Air Comox Valley
Burning Issues
Clean Air Canberra
Communities for Clean Air Network
Families for Clean Air
Mums for Lungs
Only Clean Air (blog)
Partnership for Policy Integrity: Information on biomass energy
Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment (UPHE): information and a report on wood burning