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Maui residents contaminated with toxic metals long after 2023 wildfires, study finds
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Wildfire Today reports: A recent study by the University of Hawaiʻi revealed that many residents of Maui still have elevated levels of toxic metals in their lungs months after the wildfires in Lahaina. The findings were published on September 28 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Maui residents contaminated with toxic metals long after 2023 wildfires, study finds
Wildfire Today reports: A recent study by the University of Hawaiʻi revealed that many residents of Maui still have elevated levels of toxic metals in their lungs months after the wildfires in Lahaina. The findings were published on September 28 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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