Three heavy metals were found at concentrations thousands of times greater after the fire. The implications for wildlife hang ...

After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby ...

Scientists at San José State University said Monday that after the huge fire this month, they found unusually high levels of ...

Scientists have linked a lithium battery plant fire in California earlier this month to a surge in heavy metals found in nearby soil.

"These are very disturbing numbers," said County of Monterey Supervisor Glenn Church. "... We're in uncharted territory." ...

Nickel, cobalt and manganese, found in lithium-ion batteries, increased dramatically at Elkhorn Slough after the fire ...

Elevated concentrations of heavy metals have been detected at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve by scientists from San Jose State ...

A group of researchers says they have found high concentrations of heavy metals in a California estuary near the site ...

At Wednesday afternoon's County of Monterey briefing, Ricardo Encarnacion, bureau chief and County of Monterey director of ...