Health officials in Contra Costa County requested the District Attorney's office consider legal action against a Martinez refinery over a hazardous materials release over Thanksgiving that was not immediately reported.
According to Contra Costa Health, the Martinez Refining Company released more than 20 tons of metal-laden dust known as"spent catalyst" into the community on Thanksgiving night and the early hours of November 25. Officials said that it only learned about the release from media accounts two days after it began.
Samples of the dust showed it had elevated levels of aluminum and other metals, officials said. The dust could have potentially caused respiratory symptoms in people who breathed it and prolonged exposure to the metals could lead to health concerns.
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