Nearly half of Pasadena Unified schools have contaminated soil, district finds
Source: https://dnyuz.com/, May 16, 2025
Eleven of the 23 Pasadena Unified School District schools, where students have been back on campus since January, have contaminated soil following the Eaton fire, the district found.
Over 40% of the schools had lead at levels exceeding the state’s health-based limits for residential soil, and over 20% had arsenic levels beyond what L.A. County considers acceptable, according to the results released Wednesday. Read more.