Neurotoxins in the environment are damaging human brain health – and more frequent fires and floods may make the problem worse
- Written by Arnold R. Eiser, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Drexel University
Wildfire smoke contains a mixture of toxic pollutants that can be harmful to both the lungs and the brain. Bloomberg Creative/ Bloomberg Creative Photos via Getty ImagesIn the summer of 2021, a toxic, smoky haze stemming from Western wildfires wafted across large parts of the United States, while hurricanes wrought extensive flooding in the...