[CPEO-MEF] AIR, (NON)-PRESERVATION: Toxic Hangar Smoke Forces Closure Tustin, CA Schools

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Toxic Smoke Forces Closure Of OC Schools
District officials closed public schools in Tustin Thursday in response to concerns about air quality.



By Miranda Ceja, 
Orange County Patch (CA)
November 9, 2023

TUSTIN, CA — District officials closed public schools in Tustin Thursday in response to concerns about air quality just after a fire destroyed a massive World War II-era hangar at the nearby former military base.

Health and fire officials are encouraging residents in the area to limit exposure to smoke, ash and dirt from the fire after lab testing showed the presences of asbestos, the South Coast Air Quality Management District reported.

“South Coast AQMD also collected air samples near the hangar and in nearby communities which are being analyzed in our laboratory for gaseous air toxics, such as benzene. In addition, mobile monitoring was conducted for metals such as lead and arsenic,” South Coast AQMD officials said in a press release Wednesday night. “Results of these measurements will be available in the next 24 hours.”

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For the entire article, see
https://patch.com/california/orange-county/toxic-smoke-forces-closure-oc-schools

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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