In August 2023, a series of devastating wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui, destroying more than 2,200 structures and causing about $5.5 billion in damages. In Lahaina, the hardest-hit community, more than 100 people were killed. Maui still bears scars from this catastrophe, and new research suggests toxic metal exposure remained a threat to public health for months after the blazes were extinguished.
The new study, published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, tested the urine of 1,400 adults six to 18 months after the fires. The researchers found substantially elevated concentrations of…
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