Soil tests downwind of Eaton fire find higher lead levels; contaminant hotspots present in Palisades

Representative soil sample testing done in a Los Angeles County Public Health study found a higher percentage of samples with lead levels above health-based screening thresholds taken from parcels downwind of the Eaton fire.

During a virtual town hall Thursday, April 10, officials presented the preliminary findings from a soil sampling study done by Roux Inc. in and around the Eaton and Palisades fire areas.

The lead findings in soil downwind from the Eaton fire area, according to Public Health...