Researchers create system to log air quality impacts of moorland fires

Peak District pilot scheme combines satellite data with sensors on the ground to measure particle pollutionResearchers have created a system to detect and measure the impacts of moorland fires, which will form part of a response to government proposals on heather and grassland burning in England.Dr Maria Val Martin from the University of Sheffield, one of the three universities involved, explained: “I studied wildfire smoke impacts in the western US, and experienced smoke and air quality alerts first-hand while living and working in Colorado, but I never expected to encounter similar conditions here in the UK. Continue reading...

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