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Health fears as wildfires can spread cancer-causing toxic metal

Por: Newsweek Health December 12, 2023

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A heavy metal that can cause cancer may be spread far and wide via the smoke of wildfires, new research has found.The carcinogenic form of the metal chromium and other cancer-associated chemicals were found to be present in large quantities in ash after wildfires across Northern California, a new paper in the journal Nature Communications reveals.In dry environments, this ash may easily be blown towards population centers in the wind, and could... + full article



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