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Haroula Baliaka working with equipment on the roof of the ASCENT site in Pico Rivera. [photo credit: CALTECH]Smoke from the Eaton Fire had a sharply different chemical makeup from typical wildfire smoke, with toxic-metal levels spiking while homes and vehicles burned, according to a Caltech study published Wednesday. Researchers estimated that nearly 7 million people in the Los Angeles metropolitan area were exposed to 24-hour lead concentrations 80 times higher than typical values at the peak of the fire’s structural burning. The estimate was based on data from an air-monitoring station in
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Haroula Baliaka working with equipment on the roof of the ASCENT site in Pico Rivera. [photo credit: CALTECH]Smoke from the Eaton Fire had a sharply different chemical makeup from typical wildfire smoke, with toxic-metal levels spiking while homes and vehicles burned, according to a Caltech study published Wednesday. Researchers estimated that nearly 7 million people in the Los Angeles metropolitan area were exposed to 24-hour lead concentrations 80 times higher than typical values at the peak of the fire’s structural burning. The estimate was based on data from an air-monitoring station in
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