The Ministry of Public Health in Los Angeles has launched a free program for the soil lead test for residents who live in the direction of the wind in the extinguishing extinguishing area of Eiton.
The announcement of the program comes after the Supervisors Council directed public health to allocate up to 3 million dollars from the province’s risk reduction program to support this effort.
Take the initial soil samples conducted by ROOX partners – and later check by Caltech and Los Angeles TimesSelect the highest lead concentrations in residential areas directly in the wind from the firefighting area.
The program is expected to continue until December 2025.
“The Los Angeles Province is committed to responding to the needs of our residents affected by Eiton’s fire, which is why we provide soil test resources and support them to ensure that the residents can make enlightened decisions on their health,” Catherine Barger, head of the Los Angeles Supervisors Council, said in a statement. “The soil test program in the Ministry of Public Health is free and comfortable and will provide the concerned residents accurate information about the environmental health of their soil.”
The initiative uses a model of the self -structure. Residents will receive simple instructions to collect soil samples from their arenas. They can drop them at the One Stop – Table Health Table, 464 W. Woodbury Road, Suite 210, in Altadena.
The location of the decline opens from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm
The approved laboratories with which the boycott will capture samples, and residents can expect e -mail results within seven to 10 working days.
Each result will include a link to an online resource that helps residents to explain their results and provides health -based guidelines for the following steps.
To increase awareness and participation, it will receive about 26,000 homes in the areas most affected by postal cards in the mail. In addition, public health staff will perform the targeted awareness from door to door.