01-18-2015, 05:06 PM
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Originally posted by ironyak
Frank - the question of possible impacts and distance from PGV is an important one. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a clear source that I have found to provide a complete answer.
For the Iselle event, Puna Pono Alliance gathered feedback from residents who complained of health effects and created a map seen at the bottom of this page. More official sources for this, or other, PGV incidents are of interest.
http://punapono.com/index.php/ts-iselle
i find it difficult to have confidence in this link as a reliable data collection source. and it's not difficult to imagine the data collection could easily be tainted by a number of errors in a controlled accurate intake of data.
a year or two ago i was approached in downtown Hilo to take part in a survey on the health effects of vog. i was initially open to the approach, but my distinct impression was that of being highly unprofessional and of a source left vague. i sensed agenda, probable cherry picking. it was sketchy enough i declined to take part after inquiring and then taking a look at the questions. chances are no relation to Punapono studies, but it was a reminder to be mindful of misinformation, whether by perceived good intentions or not.