Testing finds elevated levels of metals in LA River after Boyle Heights warehouse fire — and more UCLA media

The LA Local reported that a study co-authored by UCLA researchers found elevated levels of iron, zinc, chromium and lead in the Los Angeles River following a fire at a Boyle Heights cold-storage facility. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, an exposure scientist and assistant professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, said the long-term health impact is unclear because researchers don’t know how frequently people may have been exposed to the river water. Read more about UCLA in today’s Associated Press, Forbes and others.