Rain Brings Concern Over Coastal Runoff

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Published February 22, 2007 at 10:01 AM PST

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A new study from Dr. Richard Gersberg, a professor of public health at SDSU, examines the presence of viruses and bacteria along the U.S.-Mexico border after rainfall. We talk to Dr. Gersberg about w

Tom Fudge: Rain is almost always welcome in arid San Diego, and tonight we're expecting to get some. But while rain greens up the hills and valley, it also fouls our coastal waters with runoff. Local officials test for bacteria levels in the water after it rains. But a new study makes it clear that deadly viruses are also in the water after a rainfall, at least near the Mexican border.

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Dr. Richard Gersberg, professor of public health at SDSU, and author of a new study on coastal viruses.

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