Air pollution from landscape fires and respiratory health: A comprehensive analysis

• Project/Area Number: 25K20589
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58030:Hygiene and public health-related: excluding laboratory approach
• Research Institution: Institute of Science Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: アタッチャ アティーシャ 東京科学大学, 環境・社会理工学院, 助教 (10961328)
• Project Period (FY): 2025-04-01 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: Air pollution / Landscape fires / Mortality / Vegetation type

Outline of Research at the Start

This research will assess the health impacts of air pollution from landscape fires in Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan by considering vegetation type of each area. It will analyze mortality data for respiratory diseases, estimate health burdens, and explore the economic impacts of pollution.