Information response

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                                                                                                                             2.   Smith, M. A., et al.: Asthma
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                                                                                                                             4.   Chen, L., Verrall, K., and Tong, S.: Air
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                                                                                                                                  particulate pollution due to bushfires
                                                                     of information available to the Australian
    This project, part of Program B of the                                                                                        and respiratory hospital admissions in
                                                                     public (for example, pamphlets, websites and
    Bushfire CRC, aims to identify and collate                                                                                    Brisbane, Australia. International Journal
                                                                     information phone lines).
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    associated with bushfire smoke.                                  found to be helpful:
                                                                                                                             5.   Nichol, J.: Smoke haze in Southeast Asia:
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                                                                                                                             6.   Aditama, T. Y.: Impact of haze from
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                                                                                                                                  emissions characterization and
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                                                                                                                                  assessment of health risks related to
                http://www.dh.sa.gov.au/pehs/Alerts-&-Recalls/bushfire-smoke-11jan05.htm
                                                                                                                                  downward air quality- case study,
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                                                                                                                                  Thailand. In Health Guidelines for
                http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/2004/pdf/airpollution_public.pdf
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                www.environment.nsw.gov.au/airqual/aqupd.asp                                                                 8.   Emmanuel, S. C.: Impact to lung health
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    Cooperative Research Centre in conjunction                       in partnership with fire and land management agencies       Health 45, 53 - 58 (1990).
    with the Australasian Fire and Emergency                         in 2003 to undertake end-user focused research.
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                                                                     The Bushfire CRC is part of the Australian                  smoke: health effects and intervention
                                                                     Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Program.          evaluation, Hoopa, California, 1999.
    Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre
                                                                                                                                 Western Journal of Medicine 176, 157-162
    Level 5/340 Albert St
                                                                                                                                 (2002).
    East Melbourne VIC 3002
    Telephone: 03 9412 9600
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