A screenshot of a report shows temporary fencing installed around an area of Fishburn Avenue Elementary School where soil tests found elevated levels of lead. A screenshot of a report shows temporary fencing installed around an area of Fishburn Avenue Elementary School where soil tests found elevated levels of lead. The state determined that lead levels at Huntington Park High School, though elevated, were not high enough to require cleanup. Homes near Exide battery plant tested for lead contamination The Los Angeles County Health Department in March collects soil samples to be tested for possible lead contamination from the nearby and now-closed Exide battery plant. School district officials last year removed contaminated soil around two trees at the school where sampling found lead levels at 220 and 688 parts per million.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 18, 2016 02:44 UTC