Los Angeles Times | "New network of air pollution monitors launches near Palisades fire"
Dr. Yifang Zhu, with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times.
Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times for a report on her work on the public health impacts of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.
A team led by Zhu completed the installation of 20 air quality monitoring stations in West Los Angeles in July, allowing residents across the region to get up to date information on air quality as reconstruction work moves forward after the devastating Palisades fire.
“We heard clear community needs — real-time data, user-friendly design, and granular neighborhood coverage,” said Yifang Zhu, a professor in the UCLA Department of Environmental Health Sciences and director of the project.
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Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times in a report on her work on the impact of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.
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The project – the Community Action Project AIR – provides real-time information to residents about air quality and safety as reconstruction work progresses in Pacific Palisades and adjacent neighborhoods.
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