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UH study finds elevated toxic metals in Maui residents after wildfires
Original: UH study finds elevated toxic metals in Maui residents months after 2023 wildfires
A University of Hawaii study reports that Maui residents showed elevated levels of toxic metals in their bodies months after the August 2023 wildfires, which devastated Lahaina and killed more than 100 people. The findings raise concerns about lingering health effects from smoke and burned materials, including heavy metals released when structures and vegetation burned. Researchers are continuing to monitor exposed communities.
Why now: New research documents ongoing health risks for residents of the area hit by the deadly 2023 Maui wildfires.
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