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Heat Wave and Bushfire Meteorology in New South Wales, Australia: Air Quality and Health Impacts

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  • Mohammad S. Islam

    (School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia)

  • Tianxin Fang

    (School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia)

  • Callum Oldfield

    (School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia)

  • Puchanee Larpruenrudee

    (School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia)

  • Hamidreza Mortazavy Beni

    (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan 6134937333, Iran)

  • Md. M. Rahman

    (School of Computing, Engineering, and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia)

  • Shahid Husain

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Zakir Husain College of Engineering & Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202001, India)

  • Yuantong Gu

    (School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia)

Abstract

The depletion of air quality is a major problem that is faced around the globe. In Australia, the pollutants emitted by bushfires play an important role in making the air polluted. These pollutants in the air result in many adverse impacts on the environment. This paper analysed the air pollution from the bushfires from November 2019 to July 2020 and identified how it affects the human respiratory system. The bush fires burnt over 13 million hectares, destroying over 2400 buildings. While these immediate effects were devastating, the long-term effects were just as devastating, with air pollution causing thousands of people to be admitted to hospitals and emergency departments because of respiratory complications. The pollutant that caused most of the health effects throughout Australia was Particulate Matter (PM) PM 2.5 and PM 10 . Data collection and analysis were covered in this paper to illustrate where and when PM 2.5 and PM 10, and other pollutants were at their most concerning levels. Susceptible areas were identified by analysing environmental factors such as temperature and wind speed. The study identified how these pollutants in the air vary from region to region in the same time interval. This study also focused on how these pollutant distributions vary according to the temperature, which helps to determine the relationship between the heatwave and air quality. A computational model for PM 2.5 aerosol transport to the realistic airways was also developed to understand the bushfire exhaust aerosol transport and deposition in airways. This study would improve the knowledge of the heat wave and bushfire meteorology and corresponding respiratory health impacts.

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  • Mohammad S. Islam & Tianxin Fang & Callum Oldfield & Puchanee Larpruenrudee & Hamidreza Mortazavy Beni & Md. M. Rahman & Shahid Husain & Yuantong Gu, 2022. "Heat Wave and Bushfire Meteorology in New South Wales, Australia: Air Quality and Health Impacts," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-29, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:16:p:10388-:d:893516
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    1. Parth Singh & Vishnu Raghav & Vignesh Padhmashali & Gunther Paul & Mohammad S. Islam & Suvash C. Saha, 2020. "Airflow and Particle Transport Prediction through Stenosis Airways," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(3), pages 1-19, February.
    2. Mohammad S. Islam & Gunther Paul & Hui X. Ong & Paul M. Young & Y. T. Gu & Suvash C. Saha, 2020. "A Review of Respiratory Anatomical Development, Air Flow Characterization and Particle Deposition," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(2), pages 1-28, January.
    3. Mohammad S. Islam & YuanTong Gu & Arpad Farkas & Gunther Paul & Suvash C. Saha, 2020. "Helium–Oxygen Mixture Model for Particle Transport in CT-Based Upper Airways," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(10), pages 1-19, May.
    4. Mohammad S. Islam & Puchanee Larpruenrudee & Sheikh I. Hossain & Mohammad Rahimi-Gorji & Yuantong Gu & Suvash C. Saha & Gunther Paul, 2021. "Polydisperse Aerosol Transport and Deposition in Upper Airways of Age-Specific Lung," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(12), pages 1-17, June.
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