A San Francisco Bay Area health officer on Thursday lifted an advisory warning neighbors of a refinery not to eat produce grown in potentially contaminated soil in the area, after a toxicologist found public health was not at risk.
unit in Martinez, California, over a November emissions release of a "powdery substance" later determined to be spent catalysts used in refining.
A county-hired toxicologist TRC said on Thursday the release did not increase the public health risk of exposure to heavy metals in the soil. "Now that we have these results, I personally would have no issue eating fruits and vegetables grown in ground soil from one of the affected areas," said Dr. Ori Tzvieli, the county's health officer.
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