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Residents near Maui wildfires show elevated metals linked to impacted lung health, study says
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A new study finds that metal mixtures found in smoke, ash and debris after the 2023 Maui wildfires affected human lung health. Researchers from the University of Hawaii, Honolulu studied 1,400 adults and found higher internal metal levels associated with respiratory harm up to a year and a half afte…
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The health consequences of catastrophic wildfires that burn through towns and cities may extend long after the flames are extinguished and the smoke disappears, according to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Maui Wildfire Exposure Study (MauiWES).
A new study finds that metal mixtures found in smoke, ash and debris after the 2023 Maui wildfires affected human lung health. Researchers from the University of Hawaii, Honolulu studied 1,400 adults and found higher internal metal levels associated with respiratory harm up to a year and a half afte…
A University of Hawaiʻi study found that Maui residents exhibited elevated levels of several metals in their urine and abnormal lung function six to 18 months after the August 2023 wildfires.
Metal mixtures found in the leftover smoke, ash and debris from the deadly 2023 Maui wildfires were harmful to the lung health of people living nearby long after the burning ended, a new study says.
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