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Wildfires Can Contaminate Drinking Water Systems With Harmful Chemicals

Some local water systems in the Los Angeles area have begun issuing warnings about potentially unsafe drinking water.

19.01.2025 20

Truthout

Andrew J. Whelton

Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know

Fires can make drinking water, and the water pipes and tanks themselves, unsafe. A researcher who has worked with communities after several wildfires...

11.01.2025 6

The Conversation

Andrew J. Whelton

Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months

On Feb. 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, rupturing railcars filled with hazardous materials and...

05.10.2024 2

Salon

Andrew J. Whelton

Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months – here’s what our investigation found in East Palestine

On Feb. 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, rupturing railcars filled with hazardous materials and...

30.09.2024 2

The Conversation

Andrew J. Whelton

Wildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock

The wildfires that burned across Maui, Hawaii, in August 2023 became the deadliest conflagration in the United States in more than a century. While...

13.08.2024 4

The Conversation

Andrew J. Whelton