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<br /> <br />Media Contact: Dean Higuchi, 808-541-2711, higuchi.dean@epa.gov <br /> <br />EPA Kilauea Eruption Response Update <br /> <br />HONOLULU (May 21, 2018) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Pacific <br />Southwest Region continues to support efforts to analyze public health threats from volcanic <br />gas emissions, including managing technical data and enhancing multi-agency air monitoring of <br />the emissions. EPA’s work is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) <br />federal response to the Kilauea volcanic eruption on Hawaii Island. <br /> <br />EPA has worked with the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) to establish 10 air monitoring <br />station locations and continues to work with DOH and the County of Hawaii on identifying <br />additional locations to provide data on sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and particulate levels. <br />The Agency will continue to evaluate data collected from the Air Now Network operated by the <br />DOH. EPA has 16 personnel on Hawaii Island and one representative working with FEMA <br />operations in Honolulu. <br /> <br />For more information, please visit the Hawaii Interagency Vog Information Dashboard which <br />has comprehensive information and data related to vog and ash hazards and impact: <br />https://vog.ivhhn.org. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Caption for left photo: EPA air monitoring station <br />Caption for right photo: EPA installing air monitoring equipment at Kapoho Verizon Tower <br />location. <br />Photo credit: US EPA <br /> <br />### <br /> <br />