They are being monitored by the respiratory clinic established for residents affected by the dump. However, she does not believe that they and other residents were tested soon enough after the eruptions and is frustrated because it is now her word against others' that her health problems are a result of being exposed to the dump. She is most afraid of potentially deadly gases and toxins that cannot be seen or smelled, such as carbon monoxide. Windel added that she would like to see the dump cleaned up as soon as possible because there is no reason why it should not be. She said the technology is available for the complete disposal or recycling of all discarded matter.
Nothing has to be left behind.
That dump could be one of the cleanest places on the island. Another Bolongo Bay resident, Charlotte Banks, is also fed up with the condition of the dump. She said that the smell is so bad that she is often nauseated and that she has bought an air filter just to be able to sleep at night. She is upset that there have been no efforts to test air and water of surrounding residents and believes that the government should bring in a toxicologist to do testing and provide residents with clean water. Both Windel and Banks said they have at times had to leave their homes to avoid the dump's emissions.