The stench from the polluted Tijuana River is so bad it kept a researcher up all night
New research backs up the concerns of people who live near the Tijuana River and have long complained that foul air wafting from the polluted waterway is making them sick — irritating their eyes and noses, making breathing difficult and causing headaches. The study indicates they’re being exposed to high levels of the toxic gas hydrogen sulfide. … The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, tracked air pollution emanating from a foamy, churning section of the river where water falls from culverts.
Other Tijuana River news:
- inewsource (San Diego): The EPA promised Tijuana River pollution fix in 100 days. Where things stand
- San Diego Union-Tribune: First peer-reviewed study of Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis finds link between water pollution and toxic gas in air
- SFGate: San Diego is under a haze of toxic air amid a wastewater crisis, study shows
- NBC7 (San Diego): Toxic sewer gases pollute South Bay at levels 70 times state regulations, study finds
- East County Magazine (La Mesa, Calif.): Supervisors Anderson, Aguirre supporting cease-and-desist order to expand sewage treatment from Tijuana River
- EurekAlert!: Tijuana River’s toxic water pollutes the air
