People in the South Bay have been complaining about a smelly odor in the air for years. Now, data from new monitors confirms their fears.
The Air Pollution Control District plans to use this new data to ask for help from state and federal agencies to raise awareness and help fix this issue.SAN DIEGO — People in the South Bay have been complaining about a smelly odor in the air for years. Now,
"It kind of just smells like there is trash above my head," said Ciara Lewis and Kayla Wilde, tourists visiting from Missouri. "The number that California has set as an odor threshold and as a number is .03 and we are seeing numbers at .04 and .05; so 1 and a half times the standard," said David Sodeman the Chief of the Monitoring Division at the"It's not going to kill you, but it is going to bother you. People that are more susceptible to odors are going to find it very unpleasant. It may trigger your asthma or cause headaches, nausea and make you sick to your stomach.
"That’s not great considering we are on vacation. California is a touristy place! People want to come here and knowing the air isn’t great doesn’t make you want to be here. It makes me want to go home," said Lewis and Wilde.“I have been trying to move out of here for a long time. The smell is unhealthy and now so frequent.”"It's horrible! The other night, I felt sick to my stomach.
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