As LA schools prepare to reopen, toxic ash raises concerns
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As parents in Los Angeles County prepare to send their children back to the schools in wildfire impacted areas that are still standing, parents are wondering how safe they are.
"The (Los Angeles Unified School District) has never experienced a disaster like this in their history," Ferrone told the AP. "And I do think people are trying really hard, but our school needs a new temporary home with classrooms and teachers teaching in-person. That is the only thing that is going to make people feel comfortable."
The ash is a toxic soup of incinerated cars, electronics, batteries, building materials, paints, furniture and every other kind of personal belonging. The ash contains pesticides, asbestos, plastics and lead, all of which children are more vulnerable to, but scientists still don't know the long-term health impacts of exposure.
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