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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0348543
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Bushfire smoke and the relationship between human and landscape health. A team of landscape ecologists, environmental chemists and public health specialists will determine the ecological causes and adverse health effects of different levels of bushfire smoke in Darwin. Darwin is an ideal setting for this research because the only source of air pollution is the high incidence of controlled and uncontrolled bushfires during the dry season causing variable air quality: a preliminary study found a link between smoke pollution levels and asthma. The findings of the proposed research will contribute to improved fire management practices to reduce injurious smoke pollution events and contribute to setting appropriate national air quality standards.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 10-2003
End Date: 06-2007
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $395,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Fire Management | Epidemiology | Forestry Sciences | Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry)
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Environmental health | Land and water management | Air quality |
