Healthy Water

Agua Saludable

Our Mission

Welcome to the Tijuana River Research Project at SDSU

Dedicated to understanding and improving the health of our communities through environmental monitoring, protecting public health, safeguarding air and water quality, and promoting environmental health and justice.

Environmental Monitoring

Conducting air, water, and soil sampling to track chemicals and pathogens coming from the pollution in the Tijuana River.

Community Health Survey

Gathering health data and concerns related to the pollution.

Environmental Health Dashboard

Creating a community tool to provide up-to-date environmental health data and empower local action. *Coming Soon*

Our Survey

Participate in the
SDSU Community Health Survey

Who?

All community members over the age of 18 living or working in or near the Tijuana River region. Your responses will be completely confidential.

Survey Availability

The survey will be open for approximately one year starting in October 2024. This survey is being conducted by SDSU School of Public Health.

Take It More Than Once!

You will be asked to sign up to take follow-up surveys once a month to stay involved.

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Why Is your participation

important?

Help us identify health issues linked to environmental conditions in your community.

Share your experiences and concerns about the quality of air and water.

Contribute to research that could lead to improvements in public health and the environment.

Meet Our Team of Researchers

We are committed to preserving the environment and our shared natural resources, while ensuring that all communities benefit from a healthier, more equitable future.

Principal Investigator

Paula Stigler Granados, PhD

Principal Investigator

Yu Ni, PhD

Supporting Researchers

Eunha Hoh, PhD
Linda Lara Jacobo, PhD
Nicolas Lopez-Galvez, PhD
Eyal Oren, PhD
Kari Sant, PhD
Matthew Verbyla, PhD
Miguel Angel Zavala Perez, PhD
Scott Kelly, PhD
Kai Chung Cheng, PhD
Laura Magaña, PhD
Jade Johnson, MS
Saleha Eva, MPH
Savannah Shifflett, MPH

Research Manager:

Jaime Moody, MA

Doctoral Student Researchers

Maryam Fani, MS
Shannon McBride, DVM, MPH

Master’s Student Researchers

Ryan Duffy
Shahrin Salam
Eva Azevedo

Additional Resources

Odor Reporting

Smell something? Say something! Help track air quality issues by reporting bad smells to ALL of the complaint lines. Your input can help identify problem areas and track pollution.

Other ways to report: Contact the APCD 24hr complaint hotline by phone at (858) 586-2650 or e-mail at acpdcomp@sdapcd.org

SDSU Report on Tijuana River Pollution and Public Health Crisis

Airborne Institute at UCSD

Surfrider’s Clean Border Now Campaign

City of Imperial Beach

San Diego Coastkeeper

Funded by the Conrad Prebys Foundation

This important project is made possible through generous funding from the Conrad Prebys Foundation, which supports impactful research to improve the health and well-being of communities.