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Sanitation report: post‑fire ocean testing shows no immediate lethal threats; arsenic and some PAHs within pre‑fire ranges
Summary
Los Angeles Sanitation reported coordinated sampling across Santa Monica Bay after the Palisades fire and said current data do not show immediate lethal threats; arsenic and some PAH detections were within historical pre‑fire ranges and not clearly linked to the fire.
Los Angeles Sanitation environmental monitoring staff outlined coordinated sampling and testing in Santa Monica Bay after the Palisades fire and said recent results do not indicate an immediate lethal threat to human health or marine life. However, staff and council members said continued monitoring, coordination with county and state partners, and preparation for wet‑season first‑flush risks remain priorities.
What the testing showed Stacy Karnia, laboratory manager in LA Sanitation’s environmental monitoring division, described efforts by local, regional and academic groups to assemble coordinated sampling across the shoreline and nearshore bay. Various agencies (LA County Public Health, the Los Angeles Regional Water Board, SCCWRP/SCCWRP partners and academic institutions including Scripps) collected…
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