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Stanford Study Uncovers Toxic Airborne Particles Including Hazardous Metals in Post-Wildfire Soil
Wildfires, nature’s furious infernos, not only devour landscapes but also metamorphose seemingly harmless elements into airborne menaces. A recent Stanford University study, published on December 12 in Nature Communications, illuminates a startling