Publication: LAist

UCLA Expert: Yifang Zhu: Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Synopsis: The article asked experts to help compile a beginner’s checklist for the new reality in the Golden State, and life in an age of increasing wildfires. 

UCLA News: Zhu said, take the time now, before disaster strikes, to have a cache of N95 masks on hand, for their ability to filter out airborne particles. Once inside, limit activity — no burning candles or using every burner in the kitchen to cook up a meal — which all add pollutants to the environment you are trying to keep sealed, Zhu added. She further recommends running air purifiers and not to suck up big gulps of air.

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