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Eaton Fire may have exposed nearly 7 million people to elevated lead levels

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Eaton Fire may have exposed nearly 7 million people to elevated lead levels

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Phys.org reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with Phys.org, which released it. Caltech scientists have published the first detailed analysis of the atmospheric particles in the smoke plume from the Eaton Fire that devastated much of the town of Altadena in Southern California's San Gabriel Valley and the surrounding areas in January 2025. Original link: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-eaton-exposed-million-people-elevated.html

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