During the October 16, 2018 Paramount City Council meeting, officials from the Paramount Unified School District (PUSD) provided an update on environmental testing performed in its classrooms over the past year.
The Paramount Unified School District conducted an industrial hygiene survey to measure hexavalent chromium and standard indoor air quality parameters at various schools within the District.
In early June, officials from the South Coast Air Quality Management District met with seven members of the Paramount clergy.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) hosted a Town Hall meeting in the City of Paramount on Tuesday, June 13.
SCAQMD has published an updated assessment of the monitoring data from the school sites. The previous reports (from February 22, 2017 and April 12, 2017) can be found on the aqmd.gov website.
SCAQMD has published an updated assessment of the monitoring data from the school sites.
During the routine public call with AQMD this week, some confusion may have been generated about AQMD’s statements regarding how schools should respond in situations where elevated hexavalent chromium levels are detected at school sensors.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) with assistance from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is conducting air sampling for hexavalent chromium in the ambient air around schools in the City.
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