Days after their work, some of those firefighters had elevated levels of lead and mercury inside cells in their blood — amounts higher than those found in colleagues who had fought earlier ...

SLED spokesperson Renee Wunderlich confirmed the Town of Latta requested the agency on Friday to investigate allegations of embezzlement involving the town’s recreation department and Director ...

10:39 a.m. March 28, 2025An earlier version of this article noted the elevated levels of mercury and lead incorrectly. Firefighters were found with lead and mercury levels five and three times ...

Nadeau says her preliminary testing shows those firefighters had on average lead levels in their blood five times greater than a control group. Their mercury levels were three times greater.

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Nadeau's initial testing revealed that these firefighters, who primarily fought burning trees rather than homes or vehicles, had lead levels five times higher and mercury levels three times higher ...

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and found that they had levels of lead and mercury in their blood that was significantly higher than what health experts consider to be safe — and also higher than firefighters exposed to a ...

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The Alameda County Board of Supervisors last month accepted $4 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development in an ongoing effort to fix lead pollution from Oakland’s industrial ...