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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health began a residential soil testing program in the Eaton Fire zone to better assess the levels of lead potentially in the ground.

The program enables residents to take their own soil samples, and get them analyzed through certified county labs that show results on lead concentrations.

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Soil testing revealed concerning levels of lead on properties downwind of the Eaton fire, as well as isolated "hot spots" of contamination in the Palisades, according to county officials.

Preliminary soil sample testing in the Eaton Fire burn area revealed a high percentage of lead, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.