SAN DIEGO — The recognizable sewage smell in the South Bay is hydrogen sulfide gas. It can cause headaches, lung irritation, nausea, dizziness, vomiting and is linked to serious long-term health issues.
San Diego County’s Air Pollution Control District launched a website showing hydrogen sulfide levels detected in Nestor and San Ysidro. There are currently two air quality monitoring systems, one at Berry Elementary School in Nestor and another at the San Ysidro Fire Station 29.
“This new dashboard provides historical data for the last week, and that is updated on a daily basis,” Air Pollution Control Officer Paula Forbis said. “And in addition to that, there’s a button, a clock icon, that people can click to get hourly data that is updated every hour.”…