Author:

• Karen dos Santos Gonçalves - Gonçalves KS - ENSP/FIOCRUZ - <karengoncalves@ensp.fiocruz.br> +

Co-author(s):

• SANDRA DE SOUZA HACON - Hacon, S. S. - ENSP/FIOCRUZ - <sandrahacon@gmail.com>
• Hermano Albuquerque de Castro - Castro, H.A - ENSP/FIOCRUZ - <castro@ensp.fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1191-5671

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Ambiente

Abstract:

The burning of forest biomass popularly known as "fire" is an ancient and widespread practice in the country and is characterized as a major contributor to global emissions of greenhouse gases. However, global awareness of their impact is relatively recent.
The occurrence of large fires in the Brazilian and international attracted attention to the problem, but the measures taken to prevent and / or control the fires are still insufficient.
In the specific case of the Amazon region, with distinct geographical and environmental circumstances of the rest of the country, coupled with a historical process of land occupation, the use of fire exposes every year, larger portions of the population making them vulnerable to its effects.
In this context, this non-systematic review presents the work done in the past five years about the fires in the Brazilian Amazon and respiratory illness. Describes a brief history of deforestation and forest fires, the emission of pollutants and human health effects, as well as the monitoring model orbital satellite burned. Its main objective is to provide information for managers and leaders on environmental issues that guide the problems related to biomass burning in the Amazon forest

Keywords:

Burning Respiratory Disease Amazon forest Air Pollution

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