Davis joined the meeting to address the symptoms residents are experiencing, which he called common reactions to the gas even in low amounts, but no cause for fear of long-term health effects. Davis recommended that residents keep doors and windows closed as much as possible to prevent the odor from seeping indoors, using air conditioners if available and using a certified portable HEPA air filter, specifically one with activated charcoal, to improve air quality in their home.
Mayor Davis-Holmes addressed, however, that not everyone in the community can afford to purchase an air filter or conditioning unit or to move out of the area until the smell is gone. Health Director Davis said that beginning Tuesday morning a new call line would be set up for residents to make a claim, request relocation, file for reimbursement for purchases or to file complaints.
The city said they will work with Public Works to help purchase air filters for residents, an expense that would be reimbursed by the county. Residents who have or plan to purchase an air filter, Davis-Holmes said, should save their receipts. Officials with the Los Angeles County of Public Works have stated that their efforts to remove the stench from the area have thus far gone nowhere, but there has been a significant reduction in the amount of hydrogen sulfide gas present.
Public Works has been spraying Epoleon, a natural biodegradable spray that mitigates hydrogen sulfide odor by converting the gas into a byproduct of salt. In a statement from the city on Monday, they suggested a permanent solution to the problem — dredging the channel. They hope that this would change the Dominguez Channel from a detraction on the community to an amenity. The process, which could take months to finish, would be a very particular one, making sure that no other chemicals were released, which could potentially create other problems with the channel.
If the channel does in fact need to be dredged, he estimates that about five acre-feet of water would be dredged. Find out what's happening in South Gate-Lynwood with free, real-time updates from Patch.
Let's go! Humphrey urged people not to call to report the odor. Some schools in the foothills areas of Los Angeles County have implemented their "rainy day'' schedule, which means activities normally taking place outdoors will take place indoors, said Monica Carazo of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Carson City Councilman Jawane Hilton said in an interview that the city decided to offer money to residents because many could not afford to pay for hotel rooms and air purifiers while waiting to be reimbursed by the county. Hilton, who is Black, said the smell is the latest example of communities of color being more exposed to pollution. Several refineries operate in or near Carson, which many people initially thought were the source of the smell, he said. Hilton said he has had severe headaches at City Hall in recent days, and he is not allowing his three young children to play outside.
Jackson, who is Black, questioned whether it would have taken so long to fix the problem if it had happened in Beverly Hills, Malibu or Culver City, all of which are mostly white. She said she would probably purchase an air filter and claim reimbursement from the county. Though Marquez jokes about the stench and her ever-present Febreze, the situation has been miserable, she said. She lives with her parents and teenage sister near a refinery on Wilmington Avenue.
Marquez, who works near the channel, has gotten panicky when she struggles to breathe and her eyes burn. To live under these conditions? She grew up in the small town of Perry, Okla. Andrew J.
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