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Are returning wildfire victims facing a hidden toxic threat? Northeastern health expert weighs in

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A street in LA desecrated by the wildfires.

As the winds ease and the flames are quenched, Los Angeles area residents are returning to neighborhoods charred beyond recognition by recent wildfires. The residents are also returning to a dangerous accumulation of toxics, according to a Northeastern University environmental health expert.

“Every possible kind of toxic you can imagine is there and in more concentrated form,” Phil Brown, university distinguished professor and the director of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute at Northeastern University says. “It’s much more bioavailable — which means it’s easier for people to get it into their bodies.”

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