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'Trees and forests are often described as the lungs of the Earth because of
their important role in removing pollutants such as carbon dioxide from the
environment.
New research from the University of Bonn in Germany and Universidade Federal de
Minas Gerais in Brazil has analyzed regional health outcomes after conservation
measures in the Amazon.
The research found that these measures have led to a reduction in the
hospitalization and death rate for respiratory health problems in the regional
population.
The positive impact on people's health was credited to a reduction in forest
fires. The conservation measures reduced fine particulate concentrations in the
air—a main vector for adverse health effects of fire smoke.
"The relationship between the fire outbreak and the smoke traveling somewhere
and people inhaling it and then getting health problems is pretty
straightforward," said the study's lead author Yannic Damm, a researcher at the
University of Bonn.'
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