RESPIRAR data analysis reveals poor indoor air quality spikes in farmworker housing during Canada’s 2023 wildfire
An orange haze engulfs Greenbelt, Maryland, during a Canadian wildfire smoke episode on June 7th. Attribution: Photograph by Colin Seftor (NASA/SSAI). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
As part of my science communications graduate assistantship with the RESPIRAR Project, I produced this blog post highlighting insights on indoor air quality and farmworker safety during the 2023 Candian wildfire.
The findings from our data analysis underscore the severity and far-reaching effects of wildfire smoke, especially when compounded by a preexisting poor baseline of indoor air quality.