The smell in Carson linked to the Dominguez Channel is an emergency, Rep. Nanette Barragán says.
Elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide were confirmed Sunday evening in Carson, which led some residents to experience nausea, headaches, and eye, nose or throat irritation.
Elected officials in neighboring Long Beach had already announced that they would urge their city manager to seek help from the state and federal environmental protection agencies, citing more than 125 complaints about the odor from residents of their city. L.A. County crews on Friday began spraying the flood control channel with a biodegradable odor neutralizer called Epoleon that will convert the hydrogen sulfide to a salt. The odor was expected to dissipate within five days of treatments beginning, officials said.
Known as “sewer gas,” hydrogen sulfide is produced by decaying organic matter, such as dead animals or dying plants. Humans smell it at very low levels, which helps us notice when food is rotten.
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