Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Social research

• Wieners, C. E., Hálfdanarson, G., (2024), “More poison than words can describe”: what did people die of after the 1783 Laki eruption in Iceland?, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 24(9), 2971–2994, 10.5194/nhess-24-2971-2024

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance

• Carlsen, H. K., Aspelund, T., Briem, H. , Gislason, T., Jóhannsson, T., Valdimarsdóttir, U. A., Gudnason, T., (2021), Severe volcanic SO2 exposure and respiratory morbidity in the Icelandic population – a register study, Environmental Health, 20(1), 1-12, 10.1186/s12940-021-00698-y
• Carlsen, H. K., Valdimarsdóttir, U. A., Briem, H. , Dominici, F., Finnbjornsdottir, R. G., Jóhannsson, T., Aspelund, T., Gislason, T., Gudnason, T., (2021), Increased respiratory morbidity associated with exposure to a mature volcanic plume from a large Icelandic fissure eruption., Nature Communications, 12, 2161, 10.1038/s41467-021-22432-5
• Carlsen, H. K., Aspelund, T., Briem, H. , Gislason, T., Jóhannsson, T., Valdimarsdóttir, U. A., Gudnason, T., (2019), Respiratory health among professionals exposed to extreme SO2 levels from a volcanic eruption, Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 45(3), 312-315, 10.5271/sjweh.3783
• Hlodversdottir, H., Thorsteinsdottir, H., Thordardottir, E. B., Njardvik, U., Pétursdóttir, G., Hauksdottir, A., (2018), Long-term health of children following the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption: a prospective cohort study., European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 9(2), 10.1080/20008198.2018.1442601
• Hlodversdottir, H., Pétursdóttir, G., Carlsen, H. K., Gislason, T., Hauksdottir, A., (2016), Long-term health effects of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption: a prospective cohort study in 2010 and 2013, BMJ Open, 6(9), 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011444
• Oudin, A., Carlsen, H. K., Forsberg, B., Johansson, C., (2013), Volcanic ash and daily mortality in Sweden after the Icelandic volcano eruption of May 2011, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10(12), 6909-6919, 10.3390/ijerph10126909
• Carlsen, H. K., Gislason, T., Benediktsdottir, B., Kolbeinsson, T. B., Hauksdottir, A., Thorsteinsson, T., Briem, H. , (2012), A survey of early health effects of the Eyjafjallajökull 2010 eruption in Iceland: a population-based study, BMJ Open, 2:e000343, 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000343
• Carlsen, H. K., Hauksdottir, A., Valdimarsdóttir, U. A., Gislason, T., Einarsdottir, G., Runolfsson, H., Briem, H. , Finnbjornsdottir, R. G., Gudmundsson, S., Kolbeinsson, T. B., Thorsteinsson, T., Pétursdóttir, G., (2012), Health effects following the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption: a cohort study, BMJ Open, 2:e001851, 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001851
• Brand, H., Krafft, T., (2010), The Icelandic ash cloud and other erupting health threats: what role for syndromic surveillance?, The European Journal of Public Health, 20(4), 367-368, 10.1093/eurpub/ckq088
• Grattan, J., Rabartin, R., Self, S., Thordarson, T., (2005), Volcanic air pollution and mortality in France 1783–1784, Comptes Rendus Geoscience, 337, 641-651, 10.1016/j.crte.2005.01.013
• Gilbertson, D., Durand, M., (2003), Human sickness and mortality rates in relation to the distant eruption of volcanic gases: rural England and the 1783 eruption of the Laki fissure, Iceland, Geology and Health: Closing the Gap, New York, Oxford University Press, Chapter 3, 19-24, 10.1093/oso/9780195162042.003.0008, Skinner, H. C. W., Berger, A. R.

Modelling

• Heaviside, C., Witham, C. S., Vardoulakis, S., (2021), Potential health impacts from sulfur dioxide and sulfate exposure in the UK resulting from an Icelandic effusive eruption, Science of the Total Environment, 774, 145549, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145549
• European Food Safety Authority, (2010), Statement of EFSA on the possible risks for public and animal health from the contamination of the feed and food chain due to possible ash-fall following the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland, European Food Safety Authority, 8(4), 1593, 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1593

Archaeology (skeletal/dental analysis)

• Walser, J. W., Gowland, R. L., Desnica, N., Kristjánsdóttir, S., (2020), Hidden dangers? investigating the impact of volcanic eruptions and skeletal fluorosis in medieval Iceland, Archaeological and anthropological sciences, 12(3) 77, 10.1007/s12520-020-01026-0

Reviews/ Overviews

• Wieners, C. E., (2020), Haze, Hunger, Hesitation: Disaster aid after the 1783 Laki eruption, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 406, 107080, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.107080
• Gudmundsson, G., Finnbjornsdottir, R. G., Jóhannsson, T., Rafnsson, V., (2019), Air pollution in Iceland and the effects on human health. Review, Laeknabladid, 105(10), 443-452, 10.17992/lbl.2019.10.252, Article in Icelandic (English abstract)
• Gudmundsson, G., (2011), Respiratory health effects of volcanic ash with special reference to Iceland. A review, Clinical Respiratory Journal, 5(1), 2-9, 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2010.00231.x
• Selinus, O., Weinstein, P., (2010), Eyjafjallajokull 2010: Health effects of the volcanic eruption, Geologiskt Forum, 67(17), 18-19
• Gudmundsson, G., (2010), Respiratory health effects of volcanic ash with special reference to Iceland. A review, The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 5, 2-9, 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2010.00231.x
• Laursen, L., (2010), Iceland eruptions fuel interest in volcanic gas monitoring, Science, 328, 410-411, 10.1126/science.328.5977.410
• Courtillot, V., (2005), New evidence for massive pollution and mortality in Europe in 1783–1784 may have bearing on global change and mass extinctions, Comptes Rendus Geoscience, 337(7), 635-637, 10.1016/j.crte.2005.03.001
• Grattan, J., Durand, M., Taylor, S., (2003), Illness and elevated human mortality in Europe coincident with the Laki Fissure eruption, Volcanic Degassing, Geological Society of London, 213, 401-414, 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.213.01.24, Oppenheimer, C., Pyle, D. M., Barclay, J.

Modelling, Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing

• Barsotti, S., (2020), Probabilistic hazard maps for operational use: the case of SO2 air pollution during the Holuhraun eruption (Bárðarbunga, Iceland) in 2014–2015, Bulletin of Volcanology, 82, 56, 10.1007/s00445-020-01395-3
• Schmidt, A., Ostro, B., Carslaw, K. S., Wilson, M., Thordarson, T., Mann, G. W., Simmons, A. J., (2011), Excess mortality in Europe following a future Laki-style Icelandic eruption, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(38), 15710-15715, 10.1073/pnas.1108569108

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance

• Gissurardóttir, Ó. S., Hlodversdottir, H., Thordardottir, E. B., Pétursdóttir, G., Hauksdottir, A., (2019), Mental health effects following the eruption in Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland: A population-based study., Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 47(2), 251–259, 10.1177/1403494817751327
• Kristbjornsdottir, A., Rafnsson, V., (2012), Incidence of cancer among residents of high temperature geothermal areas in Iceland: a census based study 1981 to 2010, Environmental Health, 11(1), 73, 10.1186/1476-069X-11-73
• Arnbjörnsson, E., Arnbjörnsson, A., Ólafsson, A., (1986), Thyroid cancer incidence in relation to volcanic activity, Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal, 41(1), 36-40, https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1986.9935763
• Hálfdanarson, G., (1984), Mannfall í Móðuharðindin (Human mortality during the Haze Hardships, Icelandic, Skaftáreldar 1783-84 ritgerðir og heimildir - The Laki eruption 1783-84 articles and sources, Reykjavík: Mál og Menning, 139-162, Gunnlaugs820 son, G.A., Guðbergsson, G.M., Þórarinsson, S., Rafnsson, S., Einarsson, Þ., Abstract in English
• Kung, T. M., Ng, W. L., Gibson, J. B., (1981), Volcanoes and carcinoma of the thyroid: a possible association, Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal, 36(5), 265-267, 10.1080/00039896.1981.10667635
• Sigurdarson, B., Pálsson, P., (1957), The eruption of Hekla 1947-48 - Fluorosis of farm animals during the Hekla eruption of 1947-1948, Soc. Sci. Island Special Publicatoin, 3, 1-12

Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing

• Butwin, M. K., von Löwis, S., Pfeffer, M., Thorsteinsson, T., (2019), The effects of volcanic eruptions on the frequency of particulate matter suspension events in Iceland, Journal of Aerosol Science, 128, 99-113, 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2018.12.004
• Collette, A., Favez, O., Meleux, F., Chiappini, L., Haeffelin, M., Morille, Y., Malherbe, L., Papin, A., Bessagnet, B., Menut, L., Leoz, E., Rouïlle, L., (2010), Assessing in near real time the impact of the April 2010 Eyjafjallajökull ash plume on air quality, Atmospheric Environment, 45(5), 1217-1221, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.09.064

Leaching, Physicochemical or geochemical

• Wygel, C. M., Peters, S. C., McDermott, J. M., Sahagian, D. L., (2019), Bubbles and dust: Experimental results of dissolution rates of metal salts and glasses from volcanic ash deposits in terms of surface area, chemistry, and human health impacts, GeoHealth, 3(11), 338-355, 10.1029/2018GH000181

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Modelling

• Balkanski, Y., Menut, L., Garnier, E., Wang, R., Evangeliou, N., Jourdian, S., Eschstruth, C., Vrac, M., Yiou, P., (2018), Mortality induced by PM2.5 exposure following the 1783 Laki eruption using reconstructed meteorological fields, Scientific Reports, 8, 15896, 10.1038/s41598-018-34228-7
• Witham, C. S., Oppenheimer, C., (2004), Mortality in England during the 1783–4 Laki Craters eruption, Bulletin of Volcanology, 67(1), 15-26, 10.1007/s00445-004-0357-7

Toxicological

• Damby, D. E., Horwell, C. J., Larsen, G., Thordarson, T., Tomatis, M., Fubini, B., Donaldson, K., (2017), Assessment of the potential respiratory hazard of volcanic ash from future Icelandic eruptions: a study of archived basaltic to rhyolitic ash samples, Environmental Health, 16: 98, 10.1186/s12940-017-0302-9, Also Physicochemical sub-category - can we have two?
• Lähde, A., Gudmundsdottir, S. S., Joutsensaari, J., Tapper, U., Ruusunen, J., Ihalainen, M., Karhunen, T., Torvela, T., Jokiniemi, J., Järvinen, K., Gislason, S. R., Briem, H. , Gizurarson, S., (2013), In vitro evaluation of pulmonary deposition of airborne volcanic ash, Atmospheric Environment, 70, 18-27, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.12.048

Modelling, Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing

• Ilyinskaya, E., Schmidt, A., Mather, T. A., Pope, F. D., Witham, C. S., Baxter, P. J., Jóhannsson, T., Pfeffer, M., Barsotti, S., Singh, A., Sanderson, P., Bergsson, B., McCormick Kilbride, B. T., Donovan, A., Peters, N., Oppenheimer, C., Edmonds, M., (2017), Understanding the environmental impacts of large fissure eruptions: Aerosol and gas emissions from the 2014–2015 Holuhraun eruption (Iceland), Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 472, 309-322, 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.05.025
• Twigg, M. M., Ilyinskaya, E., Beccaceci, S., Green, D. C., Jones, M. R., Langford, B., Leeson, S. R., Lingard, J. J. N., Pereira, G. M., Carter, H., Poskitt, J., Richter, A., Ritchie, S., Simmons, I., Smith, R. I., Tang, S. Y., Van Dijk, N., Vincent, K., Nemitz, E., Vieno, M., Braban, C. F., (2016), Impacts of the 2014–2015 Holuhraun eruption on the UK atmosphere, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 11415–11431, 10.5194/acp-16-11415-2016
• Schmidt, A., Leadbetter, S., Theys, N., Carboni, E., Witham, C. S., Stevenson, J. A., Birch, C. E., Thordarson, T., Turnock, S., Barsotti, S., Delaney, L., Feng, W., Grainger, R. G., Hort, M. C, Höskuldsson, Á., Ialongo, I., Ilyinskaya, E., Jóhannsson, T., Kenny, P., Mather, T. A., Richards, N. A. D., Shepherd, J., (2015), Satellite detection, long-range transport, and air quality impacts of volcanic sulfur dioxide from the 2014–2015 flood lava eruption at Bárðarbunga (Iceland), Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 120(18), 9739-9757, 10.1002/2015JD023638

Leaching, Physicochemical or geochemical, Toxicological

• Horwell, C. J., Baxter, P. J., Hillman, S. E., Calkins, J. A., Damby, D. E., Delmelle, P., Donaldson, K., Dunster, C., Kelly, F. J., Le Blond, J. S., Livi, K. J., Murphy, F. A., Nattrass, C., Sweeney, S., Tetley, T. D., Thordarson, T., Tomatis, M., (2013), Physicochemical and toxicological profiling of ash from the 2010 and 2011 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull and Grímsvötn volcanoes, Iceland using a rapid respiratory hazard assessment protocol, Environmental Research, 127, 63-73, 10.1016/j.envewa.2013.08.011

Physicochemical or geochemical, Toxicological

• Monick, M. M., Baltrusaitis, J., Powers, L. S., Borcherding, J. A., Caraballo, J. C., Mudunkotuwa, I., Peate, D. W., Walters, K., Gudmundsson, G., Comellas, A. P., (2013), Effects of Eyjafjallajökull volcanic ash on innate immune system responses and bacterial growth in vitro, Environmental Health Perspectives, 121(6), 691-698, 10.1289/ehp.1206004

Leaching, Physicochemical or geochemical

• Olsson, J., Stipp, S. L. S., Dalby, K. N., Gislason, S. R., (2013), Rapid release of metal salts and nutrients from the 2011 Grímsvötn, Iceland volcanic ash, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 123, 134-149, 10.1016/j.gca.2013.09.009

Reviews/ Overviews

• Weinhold, B., (2013), Volcanic Aash and the respiratory immune system - Possible mechanisms behind reported infections, Environmental Health Perspectives, 121, 6, a197, 10.1289/ehp.121-a19
• Grattan, J., (1998), The distal impact of Icelandic volcanic gases and aerosols in Europe: a review of the 1783 Laki Fissure eruption and environmental vulnerability in the late 20th century, Geological Society, London, Engineering Geology Special Publications,, 15, 97-103, 10.1144/GSL.ENG.1998.015.01.10

Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing, Physicochemical or geochemical

• Thorsteinsson, T., Jóhannsson, T., Stohl, A., Kristiansen, N. I., (2012), High levels of particulate matter in Iceland due to direct ash emissions by the Eyjafjallajökull eruption and resuspension of deposited ash, Journal of Geophysical Research, 117(B1), 10.1029/2011JB008756
• Schäfer, K., Thomas, W., Peters, A., Ries, L., Obleitner, F., Schnelle-Kreis, J., Birmili, W., Diemer, J., Fricke, W., Junkermann, W., Pitz, M., Emeis, S., Forkel, R., Suppan, P., Flentje, H., Wichmann, H. E., Gilge, S., Meinhardt, F., Zimmermann, R., Weinhold, K., Soentgen, J., Münkel, C., Freuer, C., Cyrys, J., (2011), Influences of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic plume on air quality in the northern Alpine region, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 11(3), 9083-9132, 10.5194/acp-11-8555-2011

Physicochemical or geochemical

• Gislason, S. R., Hassenkam, T., Nedel, S., Bovet, N., Eiriksdottir, E. S., Alfredsson, H. A., Hem, C. P., Balogh, Z. I., Dideriksen, K., Oskarsson, N., Sigfusson, B., Larsen, G., Stipp, S. L. S., (2011), Characterization of Eyjafjallajokull volcanic ash particles and a protocol for rapid risk assessment, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(18), 7307-7312, 10.1073/pnas.1015053108

Reviews/ Overviews, Social research

• Garnier, E., (2010), The Laki fog of 1783. Volcanic activity and health crises in Europe, Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine, 195(4-5), 1043-53, 10.1016/s0001-4079(19)32018-7, Article in French

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing

• Elliot, A. J., Singh, N., Loveridge, P., Harcourt, S., Smith, S., Pnaiser, R., Kavanagh, K., Robertson, C., Ramsay, C. N., McMenamin, J., Kibble, A., Kibble, A., Ibbotson, S., Catchpole, M., McCloskey, B., Smith, G. E. , (2010), Syndromic surveillance to assess the potential public health impact of the Icelandic volcanic ash plume across the United Kingdom, April 2010, Eurosurveillance, 15(23), 6-9, 10.2807/ese.15.23.19583-en

Modelling, Reviews/ Overviews

• Stewart, C., Johnston, D. M., Leonard, G. S., Horwell, C. J., Thordarson, T., Cronin, S. J., (2006), Contamination of water supplies by volcanic ashfall: A literature review and simple impact modelling, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 158(3-4), 296-306, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.07.002

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Social research

• Durand, M., Grattan, J., (1999), Extensive respiratory health effects of volcanogenic dry fog in 1783 inferred from European documentary sources, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 21(4), 371-376, 10.1023/A:1006700921208

Social research

• Grattan, J., Brayshay, M. B., (1996), An amazing and portentous summer: environmental and social responses in Britain to the 1783 eruption of an Iceland Volcano, The Geograhical Journal, 161(2), 125-134, 10.2307/3059970

Social research

• Vasey, D. E., (1991), Population, agriculture, and famine: Iceland, 1784-1785, Human Ecology, 19(3), 323-350, N/A