Les forêts brûlent et on flambe des milliards en coûts de soins de santé

The Canadian Climate Institute estimates that wildfires in Quebec caused $1.28 billion in healthcare costs in Ontario alone from June 4 to 8, 2023, due to a significant spike in PM2.5 fine particulate matter exposure.

• Wildfires in Quebec that caused smoke to cover Ontario from June 4 to 8 resulted in estimated healthcare costs of $1.28 billion for the province of Ontario alone.
• During the period of June 4 to 8, the daily average of PM2.5 (fine particulate matter) in Ontario reached 79.3 µg/m3, which is 13 times the recorded annual average at the monitoring station.
• The air quality impact affected major urban centers representing approximately 58% of Ontario's population, or roughly 9 million people.
• The $1.28 billion figure only accounts for healthcare costs and excludes other expenses such as ecological damage, business disruptions, fire management, indoor air quality mitigation by households, tourism impacts, and restrictions on children's leisure activities.
• The analysis utilized Health Canada's Air Quality Benefit Evaluation Tool (OEBQA) to quantify the health impacts of PM2.5 exposure, which are linked to premature mortality, increased bronchitis, childhood heart attacks, and asthma-related hospital visits.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (2023). Les forêts brûlent et on flambe des milliards en coûts de soins de santé. https://institutclimatique.ca/les-forets-brulent-et-on-flambe-des-milliards-en-couts-de-soins-de-sante/

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. Les forêts brûlent et on flambe des milliards en coûts de soins de santé. 2023. https://institutclimatique.ca/les-forets-brulent-et-on-flambe-des-milliards-en-couts-de-soins-de-sante/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{canadianclimateinstitute2023les, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{Les forêts brûlent et on flambe des milliards en coûts de soins de santé}}, institution = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/les-forets-brulent-et-on-flambe-des-milliards-en-couts-de-soins-de-sante/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }