Please find links below to fact sheets, a brochure, and a poster about vog. The first FAQ booklet is an interagency product related to the health effects of vog. The second factsheet is a USGS product which puts vog into the context of the evolving eruption at Kīlauea Volcano.
HDOH/USGS/IVHHN
Please note: all products were updated in June 2018 with new information on respiratory protection.
Interagency FAQ booklet about the health effects of vog: 'Frequently Asked Questions on Vog from Kīlauea Volcano'.
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A complementary FAQ document was written to address queries related to air quality and health during the 2022 Mauna Loa eruption. It can be accessed here.
The 'What can I do to protect myself from vog' information found in the FAQ booklet, is also available as a rack brochure and poster:
For print-ready versions of the booklet, brochure and poster (for professional printing only), please contact:
John Peard (Hawaii Department of Health): [email protected] or Tamar Elias (USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory): [email protected]
2.Volcanic air pollution hazards in HawaiiUSGS
Fact sheet describing the wider impacts of vog:
Contact us or provide feedbackThe Interagency Vog Dashboard is the result of a partnership between the International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (Durham University, UK), Hawaii State Department of Health, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense, the National Park Service, County of Hawaiʻi (Mayor's Office), CSAV (University of Hawaiʻi), NOAA (National Weather Service) and the US Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency.
The interagency partnership was set up to implement recommendations from a collaborative study between Dr Claire Horwell and the USGS, funded by the British Council Researcher Links Programme and Durham University, UK.
Last updated: September 2024
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