Summary
The increased use of lithium-ion batteries has increased the risk of large-scale battery fires in storage facilities. Recently, a fire occurred at a lithium-ion battery storage facility in coastal California, damaging more than half of the facility's batteries. This fire may have released metals and fluorinated chemicals into the environment. This project will conduct rapid-response field sampling of soil, sediment and shallow groundwater to assess the presence of contaminants. The project will help to implement remediation activities to reduce effects of the fire. The project will train docto
