Pasadena Unified moves to test soil amid concerns over contamination

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Pasadena Unified moves to test soil amid concerns over contamination

The Pasadena Unified School District will work with the Pasadena Public Health Department to test lead levels in the soil near area schools, in the wake of recent findings that areas downwind of the Eaton fire had levels of lead exceeding public health thresholds, Superintendent Elizabeth Blanco said Sunday night. “Some of these results show elevated levels of lead at locations near some of our schools,” Blanco said in a districtwide letter on S…

Responding to unexpected lead levels in soil, LA County weighs $3 million for wildfire-area testing

With recent tests showing “unexpectedly” elevated levels of lead in soil near the Eaton fire burn area, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors on Tuesday,  April 15, will consider directing $3 million to help residents with the cost of further testing. If approved, the motion would reallocate $3 million from a county Lead Paint Hazard Mitigation Program, to bolster property owners’ ability to test for lead contamination, potentially from the fire.…

Little League fields in Altadena set to reopen with help from the Dodgers Foundation

Work is underway at two Little League fields affected by the Eaton Fire, and the restoration is in part thanks to the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation.  Loma Alta Park in Altadena, home to the Central Altadena Little League, has been shut down since the Eaton Fire in January.  “We’re going to make sure that our kids have a place to play and an outlet to be able to come and kind of have a sense of normalcy,” said Phillip Pollerana, who played in th…

Dangerous levels of lead found in soil near Los Angeles wildfire sites

Homeowners in the Los Angeles area have started the long process of rebuilding after the destructive wildfires in January, but a new threat has emerged: soil contamination. Up to 80% of samples taken from areas near the Eaton and Palisades Fires reveal dangerously high levels of lead. Andres Gutierrez has more.

Soil Testing Finds Elevated Lead Levels in Los Angeles County Fire Burn Area

LOS ANGELES—Soil samples collected from properties downwind of the Eaton Fire burn area contained elevated levels of lead, above health screening thresholds, according to the county Department of Public Health. Health officials said some elevated lead levels were also found in the Palisades Fire area, but there was no evidence detected of “widespread contamination” in that burn area. “Levels below the screening thresholds are considered protecti…