High Lead Levels Found in Soil near Exide Battery Plant

Exide Technologies is one of just two lead-acid battery smelters west of the Rockies, recycling as many as 25,000 batteries every day. Nearby residents have been worried about health effects from arsenic emissions. Now the state has found elevated levels of lead in soil near 39 homes and two schools, leading to warnings and orders for more testing. Jessica Garrison is reporting the story for the LA Times.