carcinogen

A hookah, of course, is a water pipe for smoking tobacco that in addition to addictive nicotine can include exposure to tar, carbon monoxide, heavy metals and carcinogens.

Pacific Palisades residents who have been unable to safely use their tap water due to carcinogens in the system have a new tool to track their utility’s progress in flushing out the contaminants.

While residents in the Palisades and Eaton fire areas can use tap water for some limited purposes, the detection of a carcinogen in the systems can pose some risks.

Utilities in both the Eaton and Palisades fire burn scars have reported detecting the carcinogen benzene in parts of their water systems.

After the Camp fire leveled the town of Paradise in 2018, water officials found benzene and other carcinogens in the municipal water supply, necessitating an estimated $300 million in repairs.