Wildfires Expose Workers to Air Pollution

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Wildfires are growing under climate change, and the smoke is threatening farmworkers, new study says

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A new study shows that farmworkers are paying a heavy price by being exposed to high levels of air pollution.

Researchers examined data from the 2020 Glass and LNU Lightning Complex fires in northern California ’s Sonoma County .

They recommended a series of steps to safeguard the workers’ health, including air quality monitors at work sites.

Symptoms of inhaling wildfire smoke include eye irritation, coughing, sneezing and difficulty breathing.

Exposure to fine particles can go deep into the lungs and bloodstream, which can increase the risk of numerous health conditions such as heart and lung disease, asthma and low birth weight.

Anayeli Guzmán , who worked to harvest grapes during the Sonoma County fires, never went to the doctor for a post-exposure health check up.

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