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Study finds vog leads to rise in acute bronchitis
By Associated Press
POSTED: 02:47 p.m. HST, Dec 10, 2008
A new study says residents living downwind of vog associated with erupting Kilauea volcano are more likely to develop acute bronchitis than those who live elsewhere on the Big Island.
The study conducted by two University of Nevada at Reno researchers used medical records to track the occurrence of the respiratory problem from 2004 to 2006.
Researchers Bernadette Longo and Wei Yang didn’t consider this year’s activity, which saw Kilauea emitting more than double the amount of sulfur dioxide it had been spewing before.
Vog, or volcanic smog, is a white haze created when sulfur dioxide emitted from the volcano reacts with sunlight, oxygen, dust particles and water in the air.
The study was published in the November issue of the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health.
A new study says residents living downwind of vog associated with erupting Kilauea volcano are more likely to develop acute bronchitis than those who live elsewhere on the Big Island.
The study conducted by two University of Nevada at Reno researchers used medical records to track the occurrence of the respiratory problem from 2004 to 2006.
Researchers Bernadette Longo and Wei Yang didn’t consider this year’s activity, which saw Kilauea emitting more than double the amount of sulfur dioxide it had been spewing before.
Vog, or volcanic smog, is a white haze created when sulfur dioxide emitted from the volcano reacts with sunlight, oxygen, dust particles and water in the air.
The study was published in the November issue of the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health.
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