UBC experts available to comment on wildfires and associated air quality

Aug 15, 2018 | For more information, contact Sachi Wickramasinghe

B.C. declared a state of emergency Wednesday due to the ongoing wildfire situation. The state of emergency will be in place for 14 days, and may be extended or rescinded as necessary.

UBC experts are available to discuss wildfires in B.C., poor air quality and associated health risks.

Air quality

Chris Carlsten
Department of Medicine
Email: carlsten@mail.ubc.ca
Tel: 604-839-1561

Respiratory problems from air quality and smoke

Sarah Henderson
School of Population and Public Health
Email: sarah.henderson@bccdc.ca

Wildfire smoke and health effects
Preparing for wildfire smoke

*Sarah Henderson is in Toronto, and available by phone

Angela Yao
PhD candidate, School of Population and Public health
Email: angelayao3@gmail.com

Health effects of forest fire smoke exposure

*Available for interviews in Mandarin and Cantonese

Naomi Zimmerman
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: nzimmerman@mech.ubc.ca

Assessment of air pollutants using high-resolution monitoring networks
Role of new transportation technology (e.g., LNG, connected vehicles) on air and climate

*Unavailable August 23 – September 14.

Wildfires

David Andison
Department of Forest Management Resources
Tel: 778-388-0985