The Monterey County Department of Health reports preliminary findings following the Moss Landing Battery Plant Fire, indicating significant soil contamination with cobalt and other metals near the site. Testing identified elevated levels of cobalt, manganese, copper, and nickel at Site 8, while other sites recorded cobalt levels above screening criteria. Although results are preliminary and further assessments are underway, particularly in surrounding communities, officials stress these findings highlight urgent environmental concerns stemming from the fire, which has raised community health alarms and calls for stricter regulations on battery plant placements.
Preliminary findings indicate that emissions from the lithium battery fire have significantly contaminated soil near Site 8, with cobalt, manganese, copper, and nickel exceeding safe levels.
Counting the costs, the report shows that while Sites 1 through 7 claimed low levels of contamination, cobalt remains a notable exception compared to the fire's impact at Site 8.
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