Maui Wildfire Survivors Still Carry Heavy Metals, Study Finds — SkimNews
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- Dr. Martina L. Kamaka has spent three years helping Maui wildfire survivors track their health and routinely observes high levels of heavy metals in their bodies.
- Kamaka, a family medicine doctor, is one of the physicians working on the multi-year Maui Wildfire Exposure Study monitoring survivors' long-term health.
Why it matters: The Maui Wildfire Exposure Study is documenting elevated heavy-metal levels in survivors three years after the fire, framing post-wildfire health monitoring as a years-long, not weeks-long, obligation for affected communities.
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