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Residents press Anaheim to investigate Disneyland fireworks as possible source of perchlorate in drinking water
Summary
Multiple residents urged the City Council to investigate whether nightly Disneyland fireworks contribute to perchlorate and heavy‑metal contamination in Anaheim's groundwater and settled dust; speakers asked for a cross‑agency study involving EPA, AQMD and state water boards and cited Well 39's perchlorate detection.
Residents pressed the Anaheim City Council on April 7 to investigate whether decades of nightly fireworks displays tied to Disneyland have contributed to perchlorate and heavy-metal contamination that appears in city testing.
Tom Fielder, a long‑time Anaheim resident, listed chemical compounds used in fireworks and said they generate fine particulate matter and metals that can deposit on surfaces and potentially enter groundwater recharge: “These particles settle out of the air over time…
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