Public health risks of urban wildfire smoke prompt push for more monitoring

By Katharine Gammon, KFF Health News
When the catastrophic Los Angeles fires broke out, John Volckens suspected firefighters and residents were breathing toxic air from the burning homes, buildings, and cars, but it was unclear how much risk the public faced. So, the professor of environmental health at Colorado State University devised a plan to get answers.
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