Letter writers discuss first responders lacking respiratory protection, Eastern Virginia Medical School’s research using ...
The fires are still not fully contained and have killed 28 people and damaged or destroyed nearly 16,000 structures.
Experts say that even after fires are contained and extinguished, health risks from ash, smoke, and toxic materials, ...
Rain poses risk of spreading toxins from fire debris Efforts to prevent toxic runoff include barriers and filters Residents ...
The ash and debris created during the burns could be loaded with dangerous materials. Experts suggest taking care.
Wildfire smoke is toxic. Burning trees and shrubs produce very fine particulate matter, known by the shorthand PM 2.5, which ...
The Mclean County Museum of History's newest exhibit, “A Deadly Deception: The Asbestos Tragedy in McLean County," shares the ...
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in Atladena were told to wear masks and decontaminate uniforms because the air was ...
Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that home manufacturers used decades ago because it’s durable, heat-resistant, and good for insulating, explains Michelle Whitmer, asbestos expert ...
Experts warn that the blazes unleashed complex chemical reactions on paint, furniture, building materials, cars, electronics ...
FILE - Josh Lederer wears a mask to protect him from fumes as he retrieves his children's clothes from his fire-ravaged property in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades ...
The Gilman Fire broke out in the La Jolla neighborhood today, while a brush fire at the border with Mexico, has engulfed 20 ...