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Wildfires can leave toxic drinking water behind – here's how to protect the public

  • Written by Andrew J. Whelton, Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental & Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
Wildfires can leave toxic drinking water behind – here's how to protect the publicDebris in Paradise, California, after the Camp Fire, Nov. 17, 2018.Senior Airman Crystal Housman/U.S. Air National Guard, CC BY

Less than halfway through the 2020 wildfire season, fires are burning large swaths of the western U.S. As in previous years, these disasters have entered populated areas, damaging drinking water networks. Water systems...

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