Several Southern California communities, including Riverside, are being hit with smoke from the huge Line Fire in the San Bernardino Mountains, creating what the Environmental Protection Agency classifies as “very unhealthy” air quality. UC Riverside experts on environmental pollution describe what we’re breathing, how long the airborne particles are likely to stick around, and what long-term effects they are having. Experts include:
James Gomez, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences
Markus Petters, professor, Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
Roya Bahreini, professor of atmospheric science
William Porter, assistant professor, Department of Environmental Sciences
Francesca Hopkins, associate professor of climate change and sustainability