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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Available Data for Example Fires." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26460.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Available Data for Example Fires." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26460.
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Information Need Waldo Canyon Fire Horse River Fire Gatlinburg Fire Camp Fire Marshall Fire
Fire Progression Timeline
Operational And General Information
Fuel Characterization
Combustion Characterization
Emissions
  • Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment staff report that their office is storing unanalyzed Teflon PM2.5 filters from sampling in Colorado Springs during this fire
Atmospheric Chemistry
Water and Soil Chemistry
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Available Data for Example Fires." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26460.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Available Data for Example Fires." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26460.
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