{"id":5837,"date":"2026-08-06T18:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&p=5837"},"modified":"2026-08-06T18:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:38:52","slug":"after-the-palisades-and-eaton-fires-usc-research-offers-new-answers-for-communities-as-they-rebuild","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/after-the-palisades-and-eaton-fires-usc-research-offers-new-answers-for-communities-as-they-rebuild\/","title":{"rendered":"After the Palisades and Eaton fires, USC research offers new answers for communities as they rebuild"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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News<\/span> | <\/span>USC News<\/span> | <\/span>August 2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

After the Palisades and Eaton fires, USC research offers new answers for communities as they rebuild<\/h1>\n\n\n

More than a year after the Palisades and Eaton fires, many residents are still asking: Is my yard contaminated? What about the beach? And what should I do if there is contamination?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Exchange at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and a team of USC Dornsife Earth Sciences faculty have been investigating these questions since the fires were put out \u2014 and are providing answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More than 3,000 Los Angeles households submitted soil samples for USC\u2019s Contaminant Level Evaluation and Analysis for Neighborhoods project to test for lead and other contaminants. (Photo\/Ethan Swope, The Associated Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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