Reposted by Luke Richardson-Foulger
Did you know smoke from wildfires and vegetation burning thousands of miles away affects UK air quality?
🔥 A recent study found biomass burning contributed 10% of UK PM2.5 pollution in 2019, with much of it originating in Russia, Asia and North America.
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Long-range impacts of biomass burning on PM2.5: a case study of the UK with a globally nested model
Abstract. Open biomass burning impacts air quality through direct emissions of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and its role in secondary PM2.5 formation. Here the interest is in the long distance and ...