The Canadian Press | "Chemical smell from wildfire smoke is not evidence of spraying”
The Canadian Press interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about wildfires in Canada.
The Canadian Press interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about the sources of the 2026 summer wildfires in Canada.
"The fires that are at the urban fringe or burning structures, they're a very complex mixture of volatile organic compounds because you've got a lot of plastics and other types of consumer products that are often imbued with metals (and) flame retardants," he said.
The frequency and intensity of wildfires, as well as the increased chemical smells some people are noticing from wildfire smoke are the result of a variety of factors, Jerrett said.
