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California Politicians Push for EPA Superfund Designation in Southeast Los Angeles County Due to Lead Contamination

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Category	Press Release
Publish Date	7/27/2023
Author	Paul Cochrane
Title	California Politicians Push for EPA Superfund Designation in Southeast Los Angeles County Due to Lead Contamination
Introduction	LA Testing provides environmental testing services and sampling supplies to identify lead and other hazardous materials to protect workers and communities from exposure risks.
Huntington Beach, CA, July 27, 2023 Last month, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla and other politicians from California were in Southeast Los Angeles County to meet with residents impacted by lead contamination from a former battery recycling facility. The business was operation in Vernon for years before it closed its doors. The politicians are pushing for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate the impacted neighborhoods as a Superfund site. According to a news release from the Office of Senator Padilla, he stated the following: For decades, Exide dumped lead and hazardous contaminants into these communities without consequence, and it’s clear to me that this community of neighbors, friends, and families has been neglected by just about everyone involved. There’s been misstep after misstep and it’s time to finally put an end to that and provide justice. I’m calling on the EPA to formally designate these impacted neighborhoods as a federal Superfund site to provide critical federal resources and expertise to make sure Southeast Los Angeles can count on a thorough clean up that prioritizes the health and safety of everyone who lives here. “Several years ago, the L.A. County Department of Public Health (DPH) warned that the soil in parts of the communities of Commerce, Bell, Maywood, Huntington Park, Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles and Vernon was contaminated with high levels of lead,” said Michael Chapman, Laboratory Manager of LA Testing’s Huntington Beach facility. “While some areas have witnessed the removal of contaminated soil, there are still concerns in many neighborhoods. At LA Testing, our local laboratories are available to help residents. We offer laboratory testing services, sampling supplies and easy-to-use test kits to identify lead and other heavy metal exposure hazards from a wide array of indoor and outdoor samples.” LA Testing sponsored an educational video about protecting children from lead poisoning that can be seen at: https://youtu.be/LkEqFhNDS-U To learn more about testing for lead or other environmental, health and safety issues, please visit www.LATesting.com, email info@LATesting.com or call (800) 755-1794. For access to lead or other environmental test kits, visit www.EMSLTestKits.com. About LA Testing LA Testing is California’s leading laboratory for environmental and indoor air quality testing of asbestos, mold, lead, VOCs, formaldehyde, soot, char, ash and smoke damage, particulates and other chemicals. In addition, LA Testing offers a full range of air sampling and investigative equipment to professionals and the general public. LA Testing maintains an extensive list of accreditations including: AIHA LAP LLC., AIHA ELLAP, AIHA EMLAP and AIHA IHLAP, CDC Elite, NVLAP, State of California, State of Hawaii Department of Health and other states. LA Testing, along with the EMSL Analytical, Inc. network, has multiple laboratories throughout California including South Pasadena, Huntington Beach, San Leandro and San Diego.