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Category: Environmental Health

Environmental Health, Lungs, Prevention

Wood-burning Stoves Raise New Health Concerns

June 20, 2022

Burning wood releases a host of particles and gases. The most regulated is fine particulate matter, or PM2.5 — particles 2.5 microns or smaller across, tiny enough to enter the bloodstream through the lungs and even penetrate the brain.

Environmental Health, Lungs

Wood-burning Stoves Raise New Health Concerns

March 4, 2022

In the United States, 11.5 million homes, or about 30 million people, were estimated to use wood as their primary or secondary heat source. Growing scientific evidence shows that woodsmoke affects human health and contributes to air pollution.

Environmental Health

Monroe School District offers $34 million to students to settle chemical exposure case

February 7, 2022

A school district in Washington state has offered an extraordinary $34 million settlement to students and parents exposed to toxic chemicals that lingered for at least eight years on a public school campus.

Environmental Health, Lungs

Wildfire Smoke Is Here to Stay. Here’s How to Clean the Air Inside Your Home.

September 29, 2021

The standard advice is to stay inside when heavy smoke is in the air. But the smoke can get into your house or apartment. So you might want to consider investing in equipment to clean the air inside your home, especially with climate change likely to continue escalating the scope and intensity of the fires.

Environmental Health, Occupational Heatlh

Scorching Heat Is Killing Workers. Some States Are Stepping In.

August 23, 2021

When American farmworkers, construction laborers and trash collectors die in extreme heat, it’s rarely because their employers have broken any rules. It’s because there are none.

Environment, Environmental Health, Lungs

DIY air filter fan

August 13, 2021

This simple D.I.Y. project can make the smoky days a little more bearable and safe.

Environment, Environmental Health

Excessive heat warning issued for Seattle and King County

August 10, 2021

Cooling centers will be available across the city,

Environmental Health, Lungs

What’s in wildfire smoke? A toxicologist explains the health risks

July 16, 2021

Smoke from wildfires contains thousands of compounds, including carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides.

Environmental Health, Public Health

Heat-related deaths in Washington state climb to 78 after historic heat wave

July 8, 2021

To compare, in 2020, there were seven heat-related deaths in Washington state from mid-June to the end of August. From 2015 to 2020, there were a total of 39 deaths during warmer months

Environmental Health

How to handle the heat

June 25, 2021

Stay indoors and in an air-conditioned environment as much as possible. Stay hydrated. Help those who are vulnerable or at higher risk.

Cardiology, Environmental Health, Lungs

WILDFIRE SEASON IS COMING — GET SMOKE READY!

June 17, 2021

For three of the past four years, wildfire smoke in our region has exposed people to unhealthy levels of particulate air pollution for prolonged periods of time.

Environmental Health, Heart and Circulatory System, Lungs

Prepare for the worst: 10 steps to get ready for wildfire smoke

June 1, 2021

Planning, air cleaners, masks and more . . .

Air Pollution, Environment, Environmental Health, Lungs

What’s in wildfire smoke, and why is it so bad for your lungs?

September 13, 2020

As smoke travels through the air, exposure sun and interactions with other chemicals in the atmosphere can make it more toxic.

Asthma, Environmental Health, Lungs

Wildfire smoke prompts closure of Seattle parks

September 11, 2020

Wildfire smoke making air quality “unhealthy” to “unhealthy for sensitive groups” is expected to remain in the area through the early next week.

Environmental Health, Lungs, University of Washington

How to keep indoor air clean on smoky days

September 9, 2020

Children, adults sixty-five and older, pregnant people and people with lung or heart conditions are particularly vulnerable to smoke from wildfires.

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