Airborne Hazards
Smoke pollution from pile burning, bushfires and burn pits
Push for Australia to recognise toxic burn pits in Afghanistan as cause of cancer in soldiers >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-11/burn-pits-afghanistan-iraq-causing-adf-soldiers-cancer/105004910
Airborne Hazards and Burn Pit Exposures (US)
"Open air pits used to burn several waste products, including, but not limited to: chemicals, paint, medical and human waste, metal/aluminum cans, munitions, petroleum and lubricant products, plastics and Styrofoam, rubber, wood, and food waste."
List of illnesses from airborne hazards and burn pit exposures >>
https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/burnpits/
Pile burning in rural NSW
"Burning of cut and stacked vegetation is referred to as a pile burn." The piles often also contain waste materials. >>
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/13323/Standards-for-Pile-Burning-V2.pdf
Black Summer bushfire smoke
"Before summer's end, 33 people had lost their lives, more than 3,000 homes had been destroyed, and more than 17 million hectares of land had been burnt, devastating lives and regional economies. Many cities and towns were blanketed in smoke with air quality ranking amongst the worst in the world.">>
https://www.apsc.gov.au/state-service/state-service-report-2019-20/chapter-1-commitment-service/black-summer
@jerry I am worried about human rights, foreign policy, protectionist policies, we are sort of due after repeated bull mkts with quick recessions - economies are cyclical. we will have to wait and see how things play out but primarily it is about the economy - if boom times continue djt is likely to remain status quo, if things go south look for lots of division. they save 500b but propose a budget that adds 4 trillion to the debt #smoke and mirrors #dog and pony shows #doge double jeopardy #global fundamentals
if you think your firestorm will consume me, you've never tangled with my sort before.
#dragon #smoke #storm #lightning #fire #ominous #vent
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Analysis of these kinds of systems (from the "Rosenthal" of Corsi Rosenthal). These filters have been exceptionally useful both for wildfires (removing toxic smoke and particulates after the recent LA wildfires), as well as plague-of-the-day (COVID-19, influenza, RSV, threat of bird flu now here...). Also just generally good to keep the air pollution in your house to a minimum!
#smoke : to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation
- French: fumée
- German: rauchen
- Italian: fumo
- Portuguese: fumaça
- Spanish: humo
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See previous words @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/past
I #smoke #pipe now and then, but more I like to make pipes.
I don't have any special tools, just normal drill and carving knives.
#woodcrafts #crafts #craftsman #handmade #dragon #carving
AQI marginal this morning, worse earlier. Probably stuff smoldering in Santa Clarita due to the Hughes Fire. #aqi #airquality #smoke #HughesFire
"The first [study] shows #smoke from urban materials behaves differently from wildfire emissions, highlighting a need to account for these materials in #pollution and climate models.
The second study shows how biomass smoke particles evolve, becoming more persistent and potentially more harmful. Together, these studies offer detailed insights into how fires in WUI areas generate complex, long-lasting emissions that contribute to climate warming and public health risks."
https://cpo.noaa.gov/unique-smoke-emissions-from-wildland-urban-interface-fires/
"Dr. Wilgus recommends people avoid spending time outdoors in affected areas and, if they must be outside, to wear a well-fitting N95 mask. People may have acquired these masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
When indoors, close windows and doors, turn on air-conditioning and use portable HEPA air filters."
Animation of the smoke movement from the #PalisadesFire via @noaa_hrrr_smoke_forecast_bot
#wildfires #smoke
“If you’re seeing all the #AirFilters and #respirators being handed out for free in #LAfires, remember these resources are only available because #covid activists have remained steadfast in advocating for #CleanAir and mask use since 2020”
@inkylabrynth
#N95 #airborne #smoke #virus #gratitude
Smoke from the #palisadesfire was lofting high and super visible. (We were on the way home from an appointment.) (Several somewheres Van Nuys/Panorama City; I still don't know or understand where the neighborhood divide is. )
Also, sunset progression. Fires always do make for lovely sunset pics, but what a cost.
I love manuals that begin with mentioning #magicsmoke Here from an #arcade machine from the 1980s #retrogaming #PCB #smoke
''TORCH CONCEPTS’' 2D VFX frame by frame animations for INAYAH - Life after Gods PART 4
Used soft Adobe Animate ( Flash )
#InayahGame #2D #Animation #VFX #environment #framebyframe #digitalart #gamedev #gameart #smoke #fire #VFXArtist #ivanboyko #Metroidvania #indiegame
''TORCH CONCEPTS’' 2D VFX frame by frame animations for INAYAH - Life after Gods PART 3
Used soft Adobe Animate ( Flash )
#InayahGame #2D #Animation #VFX #environment #framebyframe #digitalart #gamedev #gameart #smoke #fire #VFXArtist #ivanboyko #Metroidvania #indiegame
''TORCH CONCEPTS’' 2D VFX frame by frame animations for INAYAH - Life after Gods PART 2
Used soft Adobe Animate ( Flash )
#InayahGame #2D #Animation #VFX #environment #framebyframe #digitalart #gamedev #gameart #smoke #fire #VFXArtist #ivanboyko #Metroidvania #indiegame
''TORCH CONCEPTS’' 2D VFX frame by frame animations for INAYAH - Life after Gods PART 1
Used soft Adobe Animate ( Flash )
#InayahGame #2D #Animation #VFX #environment #framebyframe #digitalart #gamedev #gameart #smoke #fire #VFXArtist #ivanboyko #Metroidvania #indiegame