Contaminated Soil Detected Near Site Of Massive California Battery Blaze, Researchers Say

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Contaminated Soil Detected Near Site Of Massive California Battery Blaze, Researchers Say

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

A group of researchers says they have found high concentrations of heavy metals in a California estuary near the site of a major fire that destroyed a battery storage facility south of San Francisco earlier in January…

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