Asthma, pneumonia, migraines: Pediatrician raises South Bay air quality concerns

Madison Weil is a multimedia journalist for ABC 10News.

SAN DIEGO — ABC 10News continues to look into the sewage crisis and stench from the Tijuana River Valley, affecting thousands in the South Bay .On Wednesday, reporter Madison Weil interviewed Dr. Vi Nguyen, a South Bay pediatrician and environmental advocate.“The kids are more sick in the South Bay . Why? It’s probably multifactorial, but yes, I see it. I see the trends, I have the numbers,” said Nguyen.

Within the last week, ABC 10News has followed research teams from UC San Diego and SDSU as they’ve been monitoring levels of hydrogen sulfide, a toxin commonly found in sewage, and other gases in the area. On Tuesday, 10News reported on an SDSU professor who got sick while collecting samples.“For me I worry about the babies, the babies being born now, and what the developmental effects might be,” she said.Last week, 10News asked state and federal agencies about current hydrogen sulfide levels.

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