{"id":190394,"date":"2024-01-18T12:07:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T22:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=190394"},"modified":"2024-01-19T10:00:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T20:00:40","slug":"red-hill-fuel-leak-survey-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/18\/red-hill-fuel-leak-survey-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Hill fuel leak: UHERO<\/abbr>, WRRC<\/abbr> survey highlights ongoing health toll"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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A new survey of those affected by the Red Hill fuel leak shows nearly 80% of respondents are experiencing at least one new or worsening physical and\/or mental health symptom nearly two years after the November 2021 spill.<\/p>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Economic Research Organization<\/a> (UHERO<\/abbr>), UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Water Resources Research Center<\/a> and UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Department of Geography and Environment<\/a> conducted a survey in July 2023<\/a> with Navy water users who had participated in previous surveys. The survey yielded 174 responses out of 1,900 who had participated in previous surveys.<\/p>\n

When asked about the perceived effects of the fuel spill on their household, 81% of respondents said their household\u2019s mental health was impacted or very impacted, followed by physical health (73%), recreation and leisure and finances (66% for both categories), and social interactions and educational work successes (58% for both categories). Of those reporting financial impacts from slightly impacted to very impacted (85%), more than 40% report that they continue to experience financial setbacks.<\/p>\n

Survey responses<\/h2>\n