Briefly: New research finds pollution from wildfires can contaminate water for eight years

Grist reports on a new large-scale post-wildfire study’s findings that pollution created in wildfire can threaten water resources for up to eight years following a blaze — longer than previous research had indicated. The study, led by researchers at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES) at the University of Colorado – Boulder, has implications for water systems across the country.

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