Lead in the Environment, an Update

After the Fires: A Limited Podcast Series

After the Fires: A Limited Podcast Series
Lead in the Environment, an Update
Jun 09, 2025 Season 1 Episode 3
Caltech

In this limited series, find out what Caltech scientists on campus and at JPL are learning, as they’re learning it. 

In this episode, learn more about lead that was released into the environment during the Eaton fire. Hear from Caltech scientists who are testing the ash and dust outside and in homes, plus a colleague from Chapman University who is testing soil on properties near the fire. 

This episode was produced by the Caltech Office of Communications and External Relations and Caltech Academic Media Technologies.

Learn more at scienceexchange.caltech.edu

 

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Watch the full webinar, Conversations After the Fires: Studying Lead in the Environment, on the Caltech Science Exchange.

Produced by Alyce Torrice/Caltech Office of Communications and External Relations

© California Institute of Technology, 2025

Episode Artwork Lead in the Environment, an Update 28:28 Episode Artwork Resiliency and Rebuilding 15:22 Episode Artwork Data in the Immediate Aftermath 17:44