Forest Fires, Air Pollution, and Mortality in Southeast Asia

Narayan Sastry

Published 2000

Smoke haze generated by a series of fires that occurred in Indonesia in 1997 had a deleterious effect on population health in Malaysia. The authors examine how the fires started, why the air became so polluted, and what mortality effects ensued.

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  • Year: 2000
  • Paperback Pages: 40
  • Document Number: DRU-2406-FF

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Sastry, Narayan, Forest Fires, Air Pollution, and Mortality in Southeast Asia. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2000. https://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU2406.html.
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