In 2023, Alianza CV also mounted a hydrogen sulfide monitor on a platform above the sea on the north side to track production of the gas. Based on their results, researchers say the state monitoring isn’t sufficient.
Between January and August 2024, the Alianza hydrogen sulfide (H2S) monitor, mounted directly above the Salton Sea on the northern side, found 214 incidents in which H2S exceeded the 30 ppb threshold set by the California Air Resources Board compared to only 42 such events documented by the South Coast Air Quality Management District monitor on Torres Martinez land to the northwest. (Source: Diego Centeno)
Data from the monitor differs from a hydrogen sulfide monitor run by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SC AQMD). “Since January, our sensor has detected 200 hydrogen sulfide exceedances; the SC AQMD sensor detected only 40,” says Diego Centeno, a…
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