Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering Technology
Rising Thermal Extremes and Seasonal Particulate Exposure in Western Mato Grosso, Brazil (2000-2025): An Environmental Exposure Profile and the Case for Health Surveillance
The western margin of the Pantanal meets the southern edge of the Amazonian deforestation arc, and each dry season its population breathes what the fires leave behind. Yet the small municipalities along this margin are among the least monitored in Brazil, and the exposure their residents carry has never been quantified. We characterised thermal and particulate exposure across 21 municipalities of western Mato Grosso between 2000 and 2025, counting days rather than months above health-relevant thresholds. Daily air …