You can now read all of the website and guidelines in Japanese and two of the most-relevant guideline documents in Spanish. We hope to have more translations for you soon.
IVHHN is pleased to announce publication of two sets of guidelines for volcanic ash management. The first, Ash Sample Collection Procedures, is aimed at scientists to ensure that collection of samples is standardised.
IVHHN is pleased to announce publication of a database on ash leachate studies, together with recommendations for leachate methodologies. The Database has been written by Dr Claire Witham and has been peer-reviewed as part of a JVGR publication.
At IVHHN's first workshop, the difficulty of setting guidelines for safe exposure to volcanic gases was discussed. The main obstacle was thought to be the lack of information on similar guidelines around the world.
The 3rd IVHHN workshop will be held at the Cities on Volcanoes 4 conference in Quito, Ecuador in January 2006. For further information on the conference and IVHHN grants, please see the Meetings page.
IVHHN held its second workshop at the IAVCEI General Assembly in Pucon, Chile, (14-19 November 2004).The International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) represents the primary international focus for: resear
If you click on the Coming Up button on the left hand side of the IVHHN website, you will find a list of all the work which is currently in progress, which has been commissioned by IVHHN.