Health
Perth’s prolonged smoke haze from prescribed burns prompts public health concerns – ABC News
Residents experience days of extremely poor air quality as dozens of prescribed burns send smoke across WA’s south-west.
Dozens of prescribed burns across Perth and the south-west of WA have blanketed many places in smoke and meant residents experienced 10 days of extremely poor air quality over the past fortnight.
Key points:
- Numerous prescribed burns and burn-offs on private land have taken place in Perth and the south-west
- Air quality levels reached extreme over the past two weeks
- Public health advocate say more warning is need to protect public health
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