The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface / National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, issuing body.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Division on Earth and Life Studies

Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology

Committee on the Chemistry of Urban Wildfires

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air quality management--United States.

Air quality management.

Fire prevention.

Smoke--Environmental aspects--United States.

Smoke.

Smoke adverse effects.

Urban ecology (Sociology)--United States.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Urbanization.

Wildfires--Prevention and control.

Wildfires.

Wildfires--United States--Prevention and control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 199 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2022]

Summary:

Wildfires in America are becoming larger, more frequent, and more destructive, driven by climate change and existing land management practices. Many of these fires occur at the wildland-urban interface (WUI), areas where development and wildland areas overlap and which are increasingly at risk of devastating fires as communities continue to expand into previously undeveloped areas. Unlike conventional wildfires, WUI fires are driven in part by burning of homes, cars, and other human-made structures, and in part by burning vegetation. The interaction of these two types of fires can lead to public health effects that are unique to WUI fires.This report evaluates existing and needed chemistry information that decision-makers can use to mitigate WUI fires and their potential health impacts. It describes key fuels of concern in WUI fires, especially household components like siding, insulation, and plastic, examines key pathways for exposure, including inhalation and ingestion, and identifies communities vulnerable to exposures. The report recommends a research agenda to inform response to and prevention of WUI fires, outlining needs in characterizing fuels, and predicting emissions and toxicants

Contents:

FrontMatter

Acknowledgments

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Contents

Summary

1 Introduction

2 Defining and Contextualizing WUI Fires

3 Materials, Combustion, and Emissions in WUI Fires

4 Atmospheric Transport and Chemical Transformations

5 Water and Soil Contamination

6 Human Exposures, Health Impacts, and Mitigation

7 Measurement of WUI Fires: Emissions and Exposures

8 The Future of WUI Fire Research

Appendix A: Glossary

Appendix B: Committee Biographical Sketches

Appendix C: Available Data for Example Fires

Appendix D: Public Workshop Agenda

Appendix E: Engineering Calculations for Table 3-2 Generated by AI.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Other Format:

Print version: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface

ISBN:

9780309277082

0309277086

9780309277068

030927706X

OCLC:

1357015642