Washington Post | “Wildfire smoke seeps into homes. Global protection would cost billions.”

The Washington Post quoted Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about research into the costs of using air purifiers and insulation to stave off the hazards of indoor wildfire smoke exposure. 

“Looking at the issue from the global perspective is very difficult to do,” said Yifang Zhu, a professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Data across countries on wildfire-related indoor air quality is limited and uneven. “There is also a general scarcity of prior research on this topic in many parts of the world,” she added. Zhu and her team have been collecting samples and data since the Los Angeles fires in January to understand more about their impacts on public health.

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