Burned-home soils showed uneven lead, arsenic contamination after Los Angeles wildfires

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Jun 27, 2026, 4:00 pm108 ptsTrending
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.…

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