Are there long-term health risks from breathing bushfire smoke? | ABC News

After several weeks of smoke exposure from nearby fires, some bushfire-affected areas of the country are finally breathing in some slightly fresher air - for now at least. The short term health effects of the smoke are known, but the long-term effects are a bit more mysterious, and now academics say it's time to fill in the gaps.

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