The effect of wildfires on the water you drink (opens in new tab)

We know wildfires pollute the air we breathe—but a new study shows they can also pollute the water we drink. Siyu Pan, assistant professor in NAU’s Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting, has been researching the impact of wildfires on drinking water quality since 2023. Last year, under a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) from the U.S. Forest Service and along with her research team, she published a study about community water systems exposed to wildfires…