
Publications before 2021
Publications involving CAR researchers and published before 2021 found on this page.
To access publications for the majority of 2020, please see our 2020 newsletters

Woodheater smoke more deadly than other man-made air pollution
01 Apr 2020
CAR researchers have estimated the impacts of different sources of man-made pollution and have shown that wood heaters are the largest source of PM2.5 and annually contribute to 1,400 'Years of Life Lost' in the greater Sydney region. This is more than pollution from traffic and power stations

Modelling smoke from hazard reduction burns and bushfires
20 Mar 2020
Researchers used various methods to simulate the formation and dispersion of particle aerosols (PM2.5) in the Greater Metropolitan Region of Sydney during hazard reduction burns or from bushfires. This is essential to estimate the exposure of populations to bushfire smoke, and in turn associated health effects.

Lessons Learned from the Australian Bushfires: Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Public Health
27 Feb 2020
CAR's Sotiris Vardoulakis, Guy Marks and Michael Abramson discuss the need to focus on climate change as an important strategy to reduce bushfire risk in Australia:
"Australian cities enjoy relatively good air quality most of the year, but the extreme smoke haze events of late 2019 and early 2020 have been a wake-up call. The fires and smoke have exposed the vulnerability of the country to the effects of climate change"

Bushfire smoke: urgent need for national health protection strategy
24 Feb 2020
CAR researchers argue why more nuanced health advice is needed to protect populations and individuals from exposure to bushfire smoke. They recommend the establishment of an independent national expert committee on air pollution and health protection to support decision making in Australia
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