Many believe that staying indoors is a sufficient safeguard against wildfire smoke. However, smoke particles infiltrate ...

Kleinman explains that wildfires don’t just produce smoke—they create a complex mix of hazardous chemicals ... are calling for more comprehensive air quality monitoring that goes beyond ...

But experts believe it’s likely that wildfire waste is teeming with hazardous materials ... according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The highest concentration was recorded ...

A team of researchers say they want to look at what exposure to toxins from thousands of burned structures does to people ...

Air quality monitoring equipment ... remains from the Los Angeles wildfires, she worries about a new potential source of contamination: a site to process hazardous debris from the Eaton Fire.

This initial phase, which will take weeks or months, involves removing household hazardous materials such as batteries ... Garcia points out. As for air quality, it’s measured regionally. “What we are ...

Ash can remain suspended in the air, especially when winds pick up. Experts warn against dangerous wildfire myth that could ...

Despite repeatedly warning that wildfire debris likely contains hazardous substances ... Last year, the South Coast Air Quality Management District cited Sunshine Canyon for more than 60 ...

Hazardous air quality continues Thursday morning after a heavy plume of smoke settled over our area Wednesday afternoon. Smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada blankets the East Coast ...

But not all air pollution carries the same risk. Wildfire smoke appears to be especially hazardous ... PM2.5 based on three-year averages of air quality and weather data. By the end of the ...

The EPA's hazardous waste ... as the L.A. County wildfires broke out, air samples measured "highly elevated levels" of lead and arsenic over a dozen miles downwind of the Eaton fire, according to the ...