Haroula Baliaka
@haroula-baliaka.bsky.social
Atmospheric chemistry || Ph.D. candidate @caltech.edu
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This work was really fun for us (I think) and also shows a lot of our biases. We’ve been so focused on organic aerosol the past decade (at least in LA), that when we saw that the nitrate component was more abundant than the organic, we had to unearth the ancient texts on ammonium nitrate
May 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This work was really fun for us (I think) and also shows a lot of our biases. We’ve been so focused on organic aerosol the past decade (at least in LA), that when we saw that the nitrate component was more abundant than the organic, we had to unearth the ancient texts on ammonium nitrate
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They should read our new study. In Los Angeles Purple Air sensors are likely more accurate than the expensive sensors. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
May 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
They should read our new study. In Los Angeles Purple Air sensors are likely more accurate than the expensive sensors. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Congratulations @haroula-baliaka.bsky.social An agent of change for sure! ccid.caltech.edu/events/signa...
May 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Congratulations @haroula-baliaka.bsky.social An agent of change for sure! ccid.caltech.edu/events/signa...
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From @haroula-baliaka.bsky.social: Elevated atmospheric lead levels during the Los Angeles urban fires
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Notes from the Field: Elevated Atmospheric ...
This report describes an increase in particulate matter lead levels in Los Angeles, California during the January 2025 fires.
www.cdc.gov
February 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
From @haroula-baliaka.bsky.social: Elevated atmospheric lead levels during the Los Angeles urban fires
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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If you're wondering about ash and smoke and soot and what to do to start cleanup, here is a great explainer from Caltech atmospheric scientist Paul Wennberg @paulowennberg.bsky.social
scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/susta...
scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/susta...
Ask a Caltech Expert: Paul Wennberg on Environmental Hazards of Smoke
Paul Wennberg discusses the air quality following the 2025 California fires and how to clean homes downwind of the fires.
scienceexchange.caltech.edu
January 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If you're wondering about ash and smoke and soot and what to do to start cleanup, here is a great explainer from Caltech atmospheric scientist Paul Wennberg @paulowennberg.bsky.social
scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/susta...
scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/susta...
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This Friday (Jan 31) at 2pm PT, The Caltech Science Exchange will host a public webinar discussing the environmental impacts of the LA fires & lessons learned from previous urban wildfires.
Details: scienceexchange.caltech.edu/connect/fires-…
In partnership with RSI, Linde Center & KISS
Details: scienceexchange.caltech.edu/connect/fires-…
In partnership with RSI, Linde Center & KISS
January 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This Friday (Jan 31) at 2pm PT, The Caltech Science Exchange will host a public webinar discussing the environmental impacts of the LA fires & lessons learned from previous urban wildfires.
Details: scienceexchange.caltech.edu/connect/fires-…
In partnership with RSI, Linde Center & KISS
Details: scienceexchange.caltech.edu/connect/fires-…
In partnership with RSI, Linde Center & KISS
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In the light of current devastating fires in LA, #ASCENT_USA is making selected preliminary real-time data available for the public to be better informed of potential pollutant exposures. Please see link below to view data. ascent.research.gatech.edu/database
Database | ASCENT
ascent.research.gatech.edu
January 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
In the light of current devastating fires in LA, #ASCENT_USA is making selected preliminary real-time data available for the public to be better informed of potential pollutant exposures. Please see link below to view data. ascent.research.gatech.edu/database
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@caltech.edu’s Haroula Baliaka on the composition of smoke from the Eaton Fires www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/c...
Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged
The findings give new insight into the dangers of urban wildfires that burn plastics and other chemicals in homes and property.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
@caltech.edu’s Haroula Baliaka on the composition of smoke from the Eaton Fires www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/c...