Where There's Wildfire Smoke, There's Toxicity
Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 09:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Detailed particulate analysis of the smoke produced by previous California wild fires indicates that the composition posed more serious potential threats to health than is generally realized, according to a new paper analyzing particulate matter from wildfires in Southern California.
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