In the aftermath of a fire, it’s important to use respirators and other personal protective gear to avoid serious health ...

Even though the Palisades and Eaton fires are now mostly contained, the Santa Ana winds have led to new fires flaring up across Los Angeles County. While many of the latter have been in areas of dense ...

Numerous hoses and wires extend from the curious construction. In recent years, the Aerosol Research Lab has focused on toxic particles found in the air at job sites where welding is done. Using ...

Nearly two weeks after the Eaton fire forced Claire Robinson to flee her Altadena home, she returned, donning a white hazmat ...

Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.

Nickel, cobalt and manganese, found in lithium-ion batteries, increased dramatically at Elkhorn Slough after the fire ...

"They emit more toxic material per unit burnt than vegetation," says Colleen Reid, a health geographer who has studied wildfire smoke at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Most of those potentially ...

Smoke, ash and all the toxic chemicals that come with both ... Those aren’t good enough to keep out those very fine particles and some of the gases that you might need to worry about,” Pruitt ...

Residents and visitors are on alert after Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano entered its fifth eruptive episode since December on Wednesday.