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Comment
. 2023 Feb;131(2):28002.
doi: 10.1289/EHP12800. Epub 2023 Feb 20.

Response to "Comment on 'Impacts of Sugarcane Fires on Air Quality and Public Health in South Florida'"

Christopher D Holmes  1 , Holly K Nowell  1
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Response to "Comment on 'Impacts of Sugarcane Fires on Air Quality and Public Health in South Florida'"

Christopher D Holmes et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 Feb.
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Figure 1 is a graph, plotting harvest season particulate matter begin subscript 2.5 end subscript change percentage, ranging from negative 20 to 50 in increments of 10 (y-axis) across harvest year, ranging as 2010 to 2011, 2012 to 2013, 2014 to 2015, 2016 to 2017, 2018 to 2019, and 2020 to 2021 (x-axis) for mean particulate matter begin subscript 2.5 end subscript elevated during most harvest seasons 2009 to 2017 and new restrictions on sugarcane burning.
Figure 1.
Change in PM2.5 in Belle Glade, Florida, during harvest season (October through March) compared with the preceding (left arrow) and following (right arrow) non-harvest seasons (April through September). Positive values indicate mean PM2.5 concentrations were higher during harvest season. Nearby wildfires in the summers of 2011 and 2017 reduced the harvest season PM2.5 change in those years. Note: PM2.5 is particulate matter ≤2.5μm in aerodynamic diameter.
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