Suzanne Paulson

“No particles are good to breathe, but wildfire particles seem to be more toxic than regular urban particles themselves,”

Suzanne Paulson · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-17

Paulson told NBC News that wildfire particles appear more toxic than regular urban particles.

“Whatever the [AQI] color is, consider that it’s the next color up if there’s a lot of wildfire smoke.”

Suzanne Paulson · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-17

Paulson advised treating AQI levels as one category worse when wildfire smoke is heavy.