Emissions worsen when a large fire — like the one in Maui — burns items like construction materials, cars, paints and appliances.
"The soil is now contaminated. The water is contaminated where the harbor is, as well as the air is contaminated," says Andrew Whelton, a civil, environmental and ecological engineering professor at Purdue University.
Hawaii's Department of Health has told Lahaina and Upper Kula in the western and central parts of the island not to drink the water. "Folks who have underlying lung diseases like asthma, COPD, chronic scarring in the lungs would be more susceptible to this," says Dr. Mike Shea, pulmonologist and critical care physician with Maui Health.Shea is caring for patients in Maui. He says his biggest concern are those with chronic health conditions. Children and seniors are also more vulnerable.
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