U of I Researchers Track Worsening Surface Ozone Pollution From Wild Fires

Wildfire smoke worsens surface ozone pollution and leads to worse air quality

University of Iowa researchers have found that wildfires are reversing years of progress on mitigating ozone pollution, worsening air quality

U of I researchers track worsening surface ozone pollution from wild fires

Wild fires have reversed years of progress toward mitigating ozone pollution, worsening air quality and causing premature deaths, University of Iowa researchers have found.

University of Iowa researchers say mitigation of ozone pollution being erased by wildfires

Hunter 06/23/26 University of Iowa researchers say the proliferation of wildfires over the past several years have all but erased reductions in ozone pollution from earlier this century. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports eleven “uncontained large” wildfires were burning simultaneously across the United States as of June 12, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Halfway through 2026, more than 32,000 wildfires have swept across more than…