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An independent health study of the effects of the Aliso Canyon gas leak that detected several chemicals in the bodies of nearby residents has prompted a Los Angeles leader to call for a closer look.
Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander is requesting that the city Health Commission and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report back on the levels of styrene, ethylbenzene, uranium and lithium in the local water, as well as in the hair and urine samples provided by residents in Porter Ranch and surrounding communities.
The study was conducted by a former doctor in the area, Dr. Jeffrey Nordella , who claimed he detected those chemicals and elements in urine and hair samples after residents were exposed to the 2015 gas leak from the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility.
An estimated 100,000 metric tons of methane gas was released over a period of three months, beginning in October 2015. It prompted voluntary evacuations and the temporary closure of two schools. The storage field is operated by the Southern California Gas Company.
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