Federal agents have been going door-to-door in Martinez, asking residents about their experience following a toxic chemical release from the Martinez Refining Company last Thanksgiving.
. The company told the newspaper group that it was aware the FBI had come in to assist the EPA .
County officials said that the company failed to immediately inform them of the chemical release, which is required by law. They said soil samples collected the first week of May are expected to yield more specific results about the town's contamination by early June. where"spent catalyst" containing heavy metals was released from the facility on Thanksgiving Day and the following dayTziveli said that it is safe for residents to plant seeds in their yards and gardens, but urged them to wait for results of environmental testing to be safe consuming backyard-grown fruits and vegetables.
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