Duarte, Calif. – She said she had been contaminating air with dust by crossing San Gabriel Valley, not far from the place where CECI Carroll lived.
Now she is worried about the cause of new pollution because the crew cleanses in the Los Angeles forest fire. It is a site that handles dangerous debris from Eaton Fire.
Carroll, a 23 -year -old DuArte resident and a member of the local education committee, said, “I am worried about where the community and school districts are where children are.
“We are dealing with chemicals and dangerous substances on the site,” she said.
Carol is one of the residents of Duarte, Azusa and nearby cities and is one of the nearby cities against the use of Lario Park in the Irwindale of the Environmental Protection Bureau.
In an ordinary time, people ride picnic, bicycles or horses on the riding trails of the federal land. They are now worried about dangerous waste that can contaminate air or penetrate underground water.
Beginning on January 7, BLAZES has driven out thousands of buildings, automobiles and electronics in Los Angeles. The EPA has begun a tremendous task of eliminating hundreds of tons of dangerous substances with Eaton and Palisades fires. This includes a lithium ion battery of an electric vehicle that can turn into toxicity when you get paint, insecticide, solvent, compressed gas cylinder, ammunition and burns.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis said in a statement that “the removal of these data should not be costly to create a toxic environment in the community that is already unbalanced by pollution.”
According to data from the California Environmental Health Risk Assessment Office, most of the Latin -based communities, adjacent to this site, are exposed to higher levels of ozone and micreline material contamination than other regions.
Experts acknowledge the concerns of the residents, but harmful waste is not necessarily harmful, unless the waste is stored in the field for many years.
On Wednesday, Wednesday, Senator Susan Rubio, Senator Susan Rubio and the local market against the site baked the state and federal officials: How is the site chosen? Why did we not consult or notify you? Why is there a risk of truck toxic waste to be contaminated with 15 miles (24 km) in the burn area and the community? Which test is done after being closed?
Hundreds of residents entered the Performing Arts Center and poured them alone. They shouted, “End!” And he shouted, “Leave Alta Dena!”
The EPA coordinator Tara Fitzgerald told the spectators that a site close to Eaton Burn Zone, including Pasadena’s Rose Bowl and Santa Anita Park, is being used for emergency fire operations. They chose the LARIO Park site. Because they were suitable and available for their needs.
She stressed that the EPA has done this for years throughout the state.
“We did the same thing for WOOLSEY, SANTA ROSA and NAPA Fires, and we did not affect the community in the whole process.”
But Eaton and Palisades are unprecedented. According to the Associated Press Analysis, it has the largest city area in California and has more than twice the area of the city spent by the 2018 WOOLSEY FIRE.
The EPA said it will regularly monitor air, sample the soil, use water trucks to control dust and transport waste in the area every day.
The Agency uses Wattles, Earthen Berms and other items to specify a region with plastic where the material is processed and control the leak. EPA’s Celeste McCoy spoke to the County Board of Directors. She said the site is likely to be used within six months and more areas are being considered.
Due to these protection measures, the risk of groundwater pollution takes a long time, according to Sanjay Mohanty, an associate professor of UCLA, who studied forest fire impacts on water and soil.
Mohanty said, “There are a few feet of soil that contaminants must pass, and a lot of water is required for leeches in the system. “And even if you have a leech, you won’t move away to the soil in a short time.”
The bigger risk is soil and air pollution that may be dusted, but it can also be relaxed.
DuArte resident Laura Jasso did not reassure the meeting and was angry about the lack of transparency in state and federal officials.
“It’s hard to be confident when you actually work behind our back,” she said.
While the crew continues to work, the residents should pay attention to what is happening on the site, and ask how the materials are handled for emergency response plans, truck routes and schedules. health.
“The community has the right to know the information of the EPA and the corps,” Jones said.
Jasso said her community is trying to be responsible for the security of the EPA.
“Ultimately, we don’t want it here, and we’ll keep fighting to avoid it,” she said. “But in fact, it’s here now. So we must recognize students’ safety and family interests. ”
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AP communication writer Christopher Weber contributed to the report.
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