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Jan 15, 2025 | 
wateronline.com | Andrew J. Whelton
Guest Column
| January 15, 2025
By Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures, many of them homes, and firefighters continue to battle the infernos. Parts of Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena and other California communities are now unrecognizable.
As evacuation orders are lifted, safe drinking water should be top of mind for those residents able to return to their homes.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
popsci.com | Andrew J. Whelton
Water runs from a pipe where a home once stood in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles in January 2025. Credit: Jay L.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
ajc.com | Andrew J. Whelton
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures, many of them homes, and firefighters continue to battle the infernos. Parts of Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena and other California communities are now unrecognizable. As evacuation orders are lifted, safe drinking water should be top of mind for those residents able to return to their homes.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
phys.org | Andrew J. Whelton
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures, many of them homes, and firefighters continue to battle the infernos. Parts of Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena and other California communities are now unrecognizable.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
goskagit.com | Andrew J. Whelton
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
idahopress.com | Andrew J. Whelton
Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
caledonianrecord.com | Andrew J. Whelton
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
salon.com | Andrew J. Whelton
On Feb. 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, rupturing railcars filled with hazardous materials and fueling chemical fires at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The disaster drew global attention as the governors of Ohio and Pennsylvania urged evacuations for a mile around the site. Flames and smoke billowed from burning chemicals, and an acrid odor radiated from the derailment area as chemicals entered the air and spilled into a nearby creek.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Andrew J. Whelton
Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months – here’s what our investigation found in East PalestineOn Feb. 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, rupturing railcars filled with hazardous materials and fueling chemical fires at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The disaster drew global attention as the governors of Ohio and Pennsylvania urged evacuations for a mile around the site.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Andrew J. Whelton
On Feb. 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, rupturing railcars filled with hazardous materials and fueling chemical fires at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The disaster drew global attention as the governors of Ohio and Pennsylvania urged evacuations for a mile around the site. Flames and smoke billowed from burning chemicals, and an acrid odor radiated from the derailment area as chemicals entered the air and spilled into a nearby creek.
