Researchers from Harvard, UCLA, UC Davis, and UT Austin are studying the long-term effects of the recent Los Angeles wildfires on air, water, soils, and surfaces in surrounding areas. This effort comes after devastating fires killed 29 people and destroyed over 16,000 structures. The LA Fire Health Study Consortium aims to assess the exposure risks of toxic pollutants such as particulate matter, chemicals, and heavy metals. Residents, like Nicole Byrne, are engaged in this study to find answers regarding potential environmental contamination affecting their health and safety.
Although her home is nearly two miles from Altadena, one of two communities devastated by the wildfires that broke out in Los Angeles on January 7, the rented bungalow on Loma Vista Street in Pasadena was located downwind of the burn zone.
Azimi was there gathering water samples as part of an unprecedented academic collaboration... formed the LA Fire Health Study Consortium in late January.
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