A toxicologist began taking soil samples Thursday from areas affected by a chemical release from a Martinez oil refinery last year, county health officials reported.
Samples were being taken from more than a dozen sites in Martinez and Benicia where ash was observed and mapped following the November 24, 2022 release of hazardous materials from the Martinez Refining Company , formerly the Shell Oil refinery.
Following the release, which MRC acknowledged was up to 24 tons of metal dust, residents near the refinery were released a report mapping the areas affected by the dust plume The purpose of the air district's report was to provide a map for the county to use for its soil sampling program.Contra Costa Health said in a press statement Thursday the samples will be analyzed for concentrations of metals that may pose risks to human health through skin contact, inhalation or from consuming produce grown in the contaminated soil.
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