Boyle Heights blaze choked parts of LA with astronomical soot pollution — and more UCLA media
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newsroom.ucla.eduBoyle Heights blaze choked parts of LA with astronomical soot pollution — and more UCLA mediaucla.eduThe Los Angeles Times reported on lingering questions about air quality after the Boyle Heights warehouse fire, which produced hazardous levels of fine-particle pollution and exposed gaps in monitoring for potentially toxic chemicals. Michael Jerrett, professor in UCLA Fielding’s department of environmental health sciences and holder of the Jonathan Fielding Chair in Climate Change and Public Health, said researchers know little about the health effects of the complex mix of pollutants released by such fires and called for stronger air monitoring systems to better protect nearby communities. Read more about UCLA in today’s New York Times, BBC News and others.
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