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Wildfires are getting worse, and so is the deadly smoke they bring with them

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Lead can get into particulate matter when a fire burns forest trees or other plants that have taken it up after it was released into the air or deposited in the soil, usually as a result of decades-old car emissions or industrial processes. Enforcing the use of masks requires monitoring by the state, for example.

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