I covered the L.A. fires in the Palisades. So I had my blood tested for lead

Friday, July 11, 2025 - 12:56 in Health & Medicine

The Los Angeles County wildfires unleashed all kinds of contaminants once locked away in paints, plastics and elsewhere. Among the most concerning is lead, so, like hundreds of Angelenos, a reporter who covered the fires got his blood tested.

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