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There are two main mechanisms that govern poor air quality in Idaho: (1) in cold months, air stagnation and inversions concentrate local air pollutants within valleys and close to the ground and pose significant health challenges to Idahoans and (2) in warm months, wildfires in Idaho and across the western U.S. emit huge quantities of pollutants that dwarf all other sources of pollutants (Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ), 2020). Air quality has generally improved across Idaho over the past several decades, except for episodes of wildfire smoke that blanket large portions of the Gem State during warm temperature seasons. Wildfire smoke is a growing hazard for wildfire-prone regions like Idaho.

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Title:
Smoke Report: Air Quality and Wildfire Smoke in Idaho
Authors:
Mojtaba Sadegh; John Abatzoglou; Arash Modaresi Rad; Luke Montrose
Category:
Idaho Climate-Economy Impacts Assessment
Section:
Smoke
Date:
2021
Description:
There are two main mechanisms that govern poor air quality in Idaho: (1) in cold months, air stagnation and inversions concentrate local air pollutants within valleys and close to the ground and pose significant health challenges to Idahoans and (2) in warm months, wildfires in Idaho and across the western U.S. emit huge quantities of pollutants that dwarf all other sources of pollutants (Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ), 2020). Air quality has generally improved across Idaho over the past several decades, except for episodes of wildfire smoke that blanket large portions of the Gem State during warm temperature seasons. Wildfire smoke is a growing hazard for wildfire-prone regions like Idaho.
Publisher:
James A. & Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research, University of Idaho
Original Link:
https://www.uidaho.edu/-/media/UIdaho-Responsive/Files/president/direct-reports/mcclure-center/iceia/iceia-smoke-report-2021.pdf
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Text
Format:
application/pdf
Language:
eng

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"Smoke Report: Air Quality and Wildfire Smoke in Idaho", McClure Center Archive, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/mcclure/items/mcclure-center-0065.html
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