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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
Neurotoxins in the environment are damaging human brain health – and more frequent fires and floods may make the problem worseWildfire 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 Images

In 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...

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