08-16-2014, 02:21 AM
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Originally posted by bananahead
The geothermal company said that it was a procedural emergency steam release that was “scrubbed” with caustic soda and water to remove the hydrogen sulfide.
The company also noted that the “peak” instance of hydrogen sulfide was 25 parts per billion, while state Department of Health regulation specifies that acceptable limits are 25 parts per billion on an “hourly average.” To put this into perspective, it is important to note that OSHA standards allow workers without protective equipment to work in an area with 10,000 parts per billion.
There are about 70 employees and contractors at the PGV site on Pohoiki Road in Pahoa supporting the maintenance activity, and we have no reports of illness or nausea.
http://bigislandnow.com/2014/08/14/puna-...gas-alert/
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Bananahead, these people don't appreciate, understand, or agree with facts. Nor do they care about the fact that none of the PGV staff who were closest to all this needed medical intervention. I know of people 10 miles from PGV getting sick a week later and wanting to blame it on this which makes about as much sense as blaming it on a emissions from a generator in Antarctica.
The mayor and civil defense should be ordering emergency psych evals.