Assessment of the potential respiratory hazard of volcanic ash from future Icelandic eruptions: a study of archived basaltic to rhyolitic ash samples

Assessment of the potential respiratory hazard of volcanic ash from future Icelandic eruptions: a study of archived basaltic to rhyolitic ash samples

Abstract Background The eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull (2010) and Grímsvötn (2011), Iceland, triggered immediate, international consideration of the respiratory health hazard of inhaling volcanic ash, and prompted the need to estimate the potential hazard posed by future eruptions of Iceland’s volcan...

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Main Authors: David E. Damby, Claire J. Horwell, Gudrun Larsen, Thorvaldur Thordarson, Maura Tomatis, Bice Fubini, Ken Donaldson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Volcanic ash
Health hazard
Air pollution
Particle characterization
Free radicals
Haemolysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-017-0302-9

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