Researchers studying sewage crisis pull out of South County amid reported high levels of sewer gas

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Researchers studying sewage crisis pull out of South County amid reported high levels of sewer gas

Researchers studying the health and environmental impacts of the cross-border sewage crisis said Friday they are temporarily pulling their teams collecting air and water samples in southern San Diego County communities because of “concerningly high” levels of hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas. According to emails between researchers from UC San Diego and San Diego State University, the decision came late Friday morning from Kim Prather, director of …