Black women were at increased risk for lead absorption during the L.A. wildfires. Here’s why.

Black women were at increased risk for lead absorption during the L.A. wildfires. Here’s why.

This story was first published by AfroLA, nonprofit solutions journalism for Los Angeles told through the lens of the Black community. To also reproduce or republish this article, please contact AfroLA. In the first three days of the L.A. wildfires, lead levels detected in the air increased 110 times, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The toxic chemical burned off of old homes, businesses, and cars, filling the air wit…