Study of Harvard Researchers Uncover 100,300 Deaths Due to Forest Fires in Indonesia in 2015

Jakarta--The latest study was conducted 12 researchers from Harvard University and Columbia stated that forest fires throughout September-October 2015 in Indonesia has caused the death of 100,300 deaths. Victims not only from Indonesia, but also from Singarpura and Malaysia.
The study was published in the journal Environmental Research Letters under the title "Public health impact of severe haze in Equatorial Asia in September-October 2015: demonstration of the new framework for informing fire management strategies to reduce downwind smoke exposure". This study uses observation spread of smoke were seen by satellite. The 12 scientists in the field of public health and the atmosphere modeling examines the number of adult deaths due to inhalation of solid particles with a size of 2.5 origin of particulate matter (PM).
Director of the Legal Environmental NGO Campaigns Mighty, Etelle Higonnet, said the PM 2.5 size is so small that it can not be seen by naked eye. "It could penetrate the masks commonly used and can enter the human bloodstream when inhaled," he said Monday, September 19th, 2016. The particles are inhaled it can aggravate health conditions, especially those who already have a certain disease.
Greenpeace Indonesia forest campaigner, Yuyun Indradi, said she was surprised to read the results of the report. According to her, the estimated death that study so far above the official statement of the Indonesian government last year, 19 people died because of the smoke.
Yuyun hope the Indonesian government and related indsutry take concrete action to stop the clearing of forests and draining of peatlands for plantations. Therefore, the two things that are a major cause of fires resulting smoke exposure.
Source: Koran Kompas, Tuesday September 20th 2016, page 10th

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