the Santa Monica beach post fire testing tells the story of burned electronics, lithium batteries and PVC.

We began collecting samples immediately after the fire started, not with the intent of conducting the broader environmental analysis it has since evolved into, but to assess the impact of the fire on the western snowy plover, a small, endangered ground-nesting shorebird that inhabits Santa Monica’s beaches. Given the plover’s vulnerability to habitat disturbances, we wanted to document any immediate effects the fire debris might have had on their nesting and foraging areas. 

Weeks pasted without any information, our elected leaders and government agencies failed to test and concerns about hazardous contamination grew, our focus expanded to include the larger environmental and public health implications of the fire’s aftermath.

Your support  will allow us to continue testing our beaches  effected by the Palisades Fire for toxins and contaminants: Heavy Metals, Asbestos, Dioxins, Furans, Mercury,  Volatile Organic Compounds, Pesticides, Herbicides, Pyrethroids, and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).