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SUMMARY:The Impact of Forest Fires on Air Quality in South-East Asia and M
 alaysia - Prof Mohd Talib Latif
DTSTART:20190313T110000Z
DTEND:20190313T120000Z
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CONTACT:Mike Davey
DESCRIPTION:Haze from peat combustions and biomass burning affects large n
 umbers of people in the affected Southeast Asian countries. “Slash and b
 urn” agricultural activities\, deforestation and oil palm plantations on
  peat areas\, were identified as the contributing factors to high intensit
 y combustions. The high amount of suspended particulate matter in the haze
  deteriorates the air quality\, causing low visibility. The dry periods ca
 used by the El Niño - Southern Oscillation (ENSO) prolong the duration of
  poor air quality. The composition of particulate matter in haze samples i
 ndicates that haze is dominated by fine particles. Particulate matter coll
 ected during haze episodes was dominated by organic substances and seconda
 ry inorganic aerosols\, mostly originating from biomass burning regions. H
 aze episodes have contributed to increasing hospital attendees for treatme
 nts related to chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases\, upper respiratory 
 infections\, asthma and rhinitis. Children and senior citizens are more li
 kely to suffer the health impacts.\nKeywords\; Biomass burning\; haze epis
 ode\; El Niño\; particulate matter\; health impact 
LOCATION:MR15\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences
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