Ash that settles in homes after a fire can be supercharged by the burned ... surfaces were littered with dark particles: soot, a black powdery particulate laced with cancer-causing chemicals.

And since only 18% of Altadena’s roughly 42,700 residents are Black, that makes the impact disproportionate on an already ...

Wildfires contribute to harmful fine particle pollution ... study of the Marshall Fire in the Boulder, Colorado, area showed that bad air hung around inside homes even after the smoke had cleared.

Data reviewed by Caltech scientists found spikes of lead, chlorine and bromine in the air after the Eaton fire started.

Wildfires contribute to harmful fine particle pollution, which is at levels ... sore throat and watery eyes even six months after the 2021 fire. Those who lived closer to burned-out buildings ...