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Bloomberg: When Is Your Home Safe After Wildfire Smoke? LA Researchers Have Some Answers
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In a new Bloomberg article, Emma Court spoke with members of the LA Fire HEALTH Study team at UCLA about their work to investigate what kind of toxins are present after… Continue Reading
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Watch: Postfire LA Hosts Chromium-6 Q&A with LA Fire HEALTH Experts
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Last week, iO Wright from PostFire LA, in partnership with EFRU and Resilient Palisades, hosted a live Q&A with LA Fire HEALTH Study experts to answer your questions about chromium-6 Continue Reading
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New LA Fire HEALTH Data Brief: Chromium-6 detected in air near LA burn zones
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Air quality monitoring in the Eaton and Palisades fire areas in March and April found elevated levels of chromium-6 (also known as hexavalent chromium, or “hex chrome”) in the air. Continue Reading
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LA Times: Scientists argue for stricter lead soil contamination standards. What fire survivors should know.
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Noah Haggarty from the Los Angeles Times interviewed LA Fire HEALTH Study scientists Joseph Allen, Lindsey Burghardt, and Kari Nadeau about their new commentary arguing that lead safety levels for soil… Continue Reading
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Harvard researchers ask: Are current lead limits strict enough to keep children safe?
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Urban wildfires in Los Angeles have highlighted the increased risk of soil lead exposure, especially for young children, and the current approach to mitigating this risk in L.A. does not accurately… Continue Reading
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Los Angeles Times: I covered the L.A. fires in the Palisades. So I had my blood tested for lead.
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A recent LA Times story discusses the efforts of LA Fire HEALTH Study research to understand the health impacts of exposures to smoke and ash from the January 2025 fires, including… Continue Reading