Wildfire Smoke Toxicity Much Worse Than Car Pollution
Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 10:49
in Earth & Climate
The health threat to city dwellers posed by Southern California wildfires like those of November 2008 may have been underestimated by officials, according to a new paper analyzing particulate matter (PM) from wildfires in Southern California. Advertisement: read more
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