Scientists say San Diego air is filled with poop particulates, poisonous glasses, and methamphetamine at levels greater than 4,500 times normal urban levels. Residents describe the sensation of breathing San Diego air as feeling "poisoned"
And they say it's coming from Mexico
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5475912-toxic-gas-tijuana-river/ https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5475912-toxic-gas-tijuana-river/ Scientists warn San Diego County air laced with toxic ‘sewer gas’
The unfettered flow of wastewater from the Tijuana River has not only been threatening Southern California’s beaches, but it has also unleashed alarming amounts of toxic gas in area communities, a new study has found.
The cross-border waterway, which originates in Mexico’s Baja California, has been emitting hydrogen sulfide — known as “sewer gas” due to its rotten egg smell — at peak concentrations 4,500 times greater than typical urban levels, according to the study, published Thursday in Science.
“The community was experiencing major respiratory issues, major health issues, couldn’t sleep,” senior author Kimberly Prather told reporters on a Wednesday press call.
“They felt they were being poisoned, and they felt they weren’t being listened to,” added Prather, an atmospheric chemist at the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Prather was referring to San Diego County’s southernmost residents, such as those of Imperial Beach, who have long been subject to the passage of polluted wastewater from Mexico via ocean plumes and the Tijuana River
This fetid flow — filled with both pathogens and toxic chemicals — stems from inadequate treatment near Tijuana, shuttering beaches and sickening Navy SEALs for years.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and his Mexican counterpart last month took steps toward a solution by signing a memorandum of understanding.
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and his Mexican counterpart last month took steps toward a solution by signing a memorandum of understanding. And on Thursday, Zeldin celebrated the expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant — a U.S. site that treats some of Tijuana’s waste through a binational treaty.
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The latest research, however, looked to address the long voiced concerns of area residents, who have been complaining of foul smells, respiratory issues, fatigue, headaches and eye, nose and throat irritation.
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Also remarkable to the scientists was an unexpected turnaround: after “a sudden wastewater diversion” abruptly slashed nighttime flows from up to 80 million gallons per day to less than five, odor reports also sharply decreased. These coinciding incidents, the authors noted, support the idea that the hotspot of Tijuana River turbulence was “the dominant source of malodors” and of hydrogen sulfide emissions.
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Evaluating their overall results, the authors emphasized the importance of considering how turbulent river segments can impact regional air quality. Because typical models don’t include emissions from polluted waterways, incorporating these sources is critical in forecasting health impacts, addressing risks and guiding mitigation policy, per the study.
ahhh the fresh Northern Air
That air is nothing. Here in Toronto at least 20 days this year I breathed more forest fire smoke than Smokey the Bear
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>>1430638 Oh they get their fair share of fire smoke too. I reckon that the fire season there could be called a "fiery shit storm" on account of the atmosphere being raining ash and sewage
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>>1430641 I wonder what the air is like on some of the side streets in the poorer neighborhoods of India
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Fuck this gay planet and everyone on it. Shoulda sent two floods
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>>1430737 have you seen Avatar?
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Poonited states of turdmerica
