In this limited series, find out what Caltech scientists on campus and at JPL are learning, as they’re learning it. 

In this episode, learn more about lead that was released into the environment during the Eaton fire. Hear from Caltech scientists who are testing the ash and dust outside and in homes, plus a colleague from Chapman University who is testing soil on properties near the fire. 

This episode was produced by the Caltech Office of Communications and External Relations and Caltech Academic Media Technologies.

Learn more at scienceexchange.caltech.edu. 

 

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Watch the full webinar, Conversations After the Fires: Studying Lead in the Environment, on the Caltech Science Exchange.

Produced by Alyce Torrice/Caltech Office of Communications and External Relations

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