Researchers from San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego recently claimed to have detected dangerously high levels of toxic gases in the Tijuana River Valley.
Researchers said they found high levels of hydrogen cyanide and hydrogen sulfide while conducting air quality tests in the area, leading them to halt operations and issue warnings to residents over safety concerns. As a result, nearby schools in the South Bay School District canceled outdoor activities out of an “abundance of caution,” citing “high heat and airborne toxins.”
“These smoke pose an immediate and serious threat to the health and safety of residents.”
The polluted air is reportedly linked to large amounts of untreated sewage flowing into the Tijuana River Valley from Mexico.
Residents have reported an “unbearable” stench in recent weeks. Border Report.
A group of local Democratic politicians letter He called on President Joe Biden (Democrat) and California Governor Gavin Newsom (Democrat) to declare a state of emergency in response to the researchers' findings.
“Recent data makes clear that these smoke plumes pose an immediate and serious threat to the health and safety of South San Diego residents, and our community needs more help,” they wrote.
San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas (D) disputed the findings at a press conference Tuesday morning, insisting there are no public safety concerns.
“We want to reassure everyone that this is not an imminent threat and that it is safe to go out and attend school,” Vargas said. Korea PBS“Our county experts are actively collecting public health data and conducting research to provide the most accurate information.”
Dr Kim Prather, director of the Center for Environmental Aerosol Chemical Effects at the University of California, San Diego, responded to Vargas' press conference, claiming that her team had found “unsafe air quality.”
“Mr. Vargas' claims are in direct contradiction not only to our calibrated and verified Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) data, but also to the numerous health complaints from South Bay residents, including migraines, respiratory issues and gastrointestinal problems. It is deeply concerning that a public official trusted by our community to protect their health would make such a misleading statement, without any key details, based on a set of unverified readings from an unknown location and device,” Prather wrote. X.
In February, Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre It is called Aguirre called the sewage problem “the worst it's ever been” and “the border crisis that no one is talking about,” and claimed California beaches had been forced to close temporarily because of sewage from Mexico.
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