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Digging beneath the surface: what the Palisades and Eaton fires left behind

When:

May 12, 2026 · 12:00 AM

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YubaNet

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YubaNet Events

A chemical analysis of residential soils and ash around California homes burned by the Eaton and Palisades wildfires in early 2025 revealed wide variation in contamination by potentially harmful elements, including lead, according to a study published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters on May 12. The researchers made their findings available to the Los Angeles Public Health Department […] The post Digging beneath the surface: what the Palisades and Eaton fires left behind appeared f