Metal toxin threat in wildland fires determined by geology and fire severity

Abstract Accentuated by climate change, catastrophic wildfires are a growing, distributed global public health risk from inhalation of smoke and dust. Underrecognized, however, are the health threats arising from fire-altered toxic metals natural to soils and plants. Here, we demonstrate that high t...

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Main Authors: Alandra Marie Lopez, Juan Lezama Pacheco, Scott Fendorf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43101-9