UH study: Toxic metals found in Maui residents months after 2023 wildfires
A University of Hawaiʻi study found that toxic metals remain present in Maui residents months after the 2023 wildfires, highlighting long-term health risks.
The health consequences of catastrophic wildfires that burn through towns and cities may extend far beyond the period when flames are extinguished and smoke disappears, according to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Maui Wildfire Exposure Study (MauiWES).
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