Table 3.
Present day summer average wildfire-PM2.5 exposure levels and population sizes by Native American tribal affiliation by development type: urban, rural, and remote rural environment.
Native American
Tribal Affiliation |
Urban | Rural | Remote Rural | |||
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Summer Average Exposure Level [μg m−3] | Population Size (% of Total Population) | Summer Average Exposure Level [μg m−3] | Population Size (% of Total Population) | Summer Average Exposure Level [μg m−3] | Population Size (% of Total Population) | |
| ||||||
Alaska Athabascan | 15 | 5283 (20%) | 8.8 | 2255 (18%) | 13 | 4372 (11%) |
Cherokee | 9.7 | 758 (3%) | 4.5 | 164 (1%) | 4.0 | 40. (<1%) |
Other American Indian | 8.9 | 2, 655 (10%) | 4.2 | 771 (6%) | 4.0 | 725 (2%) |
Eskimo | 8.9 | 7760 (30%) | 3.9 | 1014 (8%) | 3.2 | 32707 (84%) |
Aleut | 5.2 | 4315 (16%) | 1.8 | 3098 (24%) | 2.4 | 869 (2%) |
Tlingit-Haida | 3.0 | 4908 (19%) | 1.6 | 4207 (33%) | 4.3 | 40. (<1%) |
Other Alaska Native | 3.7 | 528 (2%) | 0.8 | 1139 (9%) | 3.7 | 30. (<1%) |