Incendios forestales y salud pública

Resumen

This paper reviews the articles that deal with the public health issues caused by forest fires between 1990 and 2018. The main polluting products and the key processes that give rise to them are highlighted. The transport processes and the risk exposure for population are analysed. This review mainly looks into their impact on mortality, respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity as well as other possible impacts on human health. Apart from the risks generated by air pollution, the impact of forest fires on soil and water pollution and on human health are emphasized. This last issue has not been thoroughly analysed yet. Finally, the relevance of these issues is shown despite the lack of researches in the European area.