Ash hazards and impacts - respiratory | IVHHN

Physicochemical or geochemical, Toxicological

Tomašek, I., Eychenne, J., Damby, D. E., Hornby, A. J. , Romanias, M. N., Moune, S., Uzu, G., Schiavi, F., Dole, M., Gardés, E., Laumonier, M., Gorce, C., Minet-Quinard, R., Durif, J., Belville, C., Traoré, O., Blanchon, L., Sapin, V., (2025), Physicochemical poperties and bioreactivity of sub‐10 μm geogenic particles: Comparison of volcanic ash and desert dust, GeoHealth, 9(1), e2024GH001171, 10.1029/2024GH001171
Wertheim, D., Coldwell, B., Miyashita, L., Gill, I., Crust, S., Giddens, R., Perez, N. M., Petford, N., Grigg, J., (2023), Confocal microscopy 3D imaging and bioreactivity of La Palma volcanic ash particles, Science of the Total Environment, 899, 165647, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165647
Eychenne, J., Gurioli, L., Damby, D. E., Belville, C., Schiavi, F., Marceau, G., Szczepaniak, C., Blavignac, C., Laumonier, M., Gardés, E., Le Pennec, J-L., Nedelec, J-M., Blanchon, L., Sapin, V., (2022), Spatial distribution and physicochemical properties of respirable volcanic ash from the 16-17 August 2006 Tungurahua eruption (Ecuador), and alveolar epithelium response in-vitro, GeoHealth, e2022GH000680, 10.1029/2022GH000680, Pre-proof. Citation may need updating
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Tomašek, I., Damby, D. E., Andronico, D., Baxter, P. J., Boonen, I., Claeys, P., Denison, M. S., Horwell, C. J., Kervyn, M., Kueppers, U., Romanias, M. N., Elskens, M., (2021), Assessing the biological reactivity of organic compounds on volcanic ash: implications for human health hazard, Bulletin of Volcanology, 83(5), 1-11, 10.1007/s00445-021-01453-4
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
Hillman, S. E., Horwell, C. J., Densmore, A., Damby, D. E., Fubini, B., Ishimine, Y., Tomatis, M., (2012), Sakurajima volcano: a physico-chemical study of the health consequences of long-term exposure to volcanic ash, Bulletin of Volcanology, 74, 913–930, 10.1007/s00445-012-0575-3
Jones, T. P., BéruBé, K. A., (2011), The bioreactivity of the sub-10 μm component of volcanic ash: Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 194, 128-134, 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.092
Le Blond, J. S., Horwell, C. J., Baxter, P. J., Michnowicz, S. A. K., Tomatis, M., Fubini, B., Delmelle, P., Dunster, C., Patia, H., (2010), Mineralogical analyses and in vitro screening tests for the rapid evaluation of the health hazard of volcanic ash at Rabaul volcano, Papua New Guinea, Bulletin of Volcanology, 72, 1077-1092, 10.1007/s00445-010-0382-7
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Physicochemical or geochemical

Horwell, C. J., Emerson, H. M., Ashwell, P., Damby, D. E., Self, S., Nattrass, C., Carey, R., Houghton, B., (2025), The crystalline silica respiratory hazard from rhyolitic lava dome eruptions in New Zealand's Taupo Volcanic Zone: A case study from the 1315 CE Kaharoa eruption, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 461, 108309, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2025.108309
Trejos, E. M., Silva, L. F., Hower, J. C., Flores, E. M., González, C. M., Pachón, J. E., Aristizábal, B. H., (2021), Volcanic emissions and atmospheric pollution: A study of nanoparticles., Geoscience Frontiers, 12(2), 746-755, 10.1016/j.gsf.2020.08.013
Shruti, V. C., Rodríguez-Espinosa, P. F., Martinez-Tavera, E., Hernández-Gonzalez, D., (2018), Metal concentrations in recent ash fall of Popocatepetl volcano 2016, Central Mexico: Is human health at risk?., Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 162, 324-333, 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.06.067
Horwell, C. J., Sargent, P., Andronico, D., Lo Castro, M. D., Tomatis, M., Hillman, S. E., Michnowicz, S. A. K., Fubini, B., (2017), The iron-catalysed surface reactivity and health-pertinent physical characteristics of explosive volcanic ash from Mt. Etna, Italy, Journal of Applied Volcanology, 6(1): 12, 10.1186/s13617-017-0063-8
Horwell, C. J., Hillman, S. E., Cole, P. D., Loughlin, S. C., Llewellin, E. W., Damby, D. E., Christopher, T., (2014), Controls on variations in cristobalite abundance in ash generated by the Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat in the period 1997-2010, The Eruption of Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat from 2000 to 2010, Memoir of the Geological Society of London , Geological Society of London, Chapter 21. 39: 399-406, 10.1144/M39.21, Wadge, G. , Robertson, R., Voight, B.
Damby, D. E., Llewellin, E. W., Horwell, C. J., Williamson, B. J., Najorka, J., Cressey, G., Carpenter, M. A., (2014), The α-β phase transition in volcanic cristobalite, Journal of Applied Crystallography, 47, 1205-1215, 10.1107/S160057671401070X
Budianta, W., (2011), The potential impact of ash Merapi Volcano eruption 2010 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, for the environment and human health, Journal of Applied Geology, 3(2), 111-115, 10.22146/jag.7187
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
Horwell, C. J., Le Blond, J. S., Michnowicz, S. A. K., Cressey, G., (2010), Cristobalite in a rhyolitic lava dome: Evolution of ash hazard, Bulletin of Volcanology, 72, 249–253, 10.1007/s00445-009-0327-1
Horwell, C. J., Stannett, G. W., Andronico, D., Bertagnini, A., Fenoglio, I., Fubini, B., Le Blond, J. S., Williamson, B. J., (2010), A physico-chemical assessment of the health hazard of Mt. Vesuvius volcanic ash, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 191(3-4), 222-232, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.01.014
Le Blond, J. S., Cressey, G., Horwell, C. J., Williamson, B. J., (2009), A rapid method for quantifying single mineral phases in heterogeneous natural dust using X-ray diffraction, Powder Diffraction, 24(1), 17- 23, 10.1154/1.3077941
Martin, R. S., Mather, T. A., Pyle, D. M., Power, M., Allen, A. G., Aiuppa, A., Horwell, C. J., Ward, E. P. W., (2008), Chemical and morphological characterisation of volcanic aerosols and nanoparticles from Mt Etna, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, 113, D17, Art. No. D17211, 10.1029/2007JD009648
Wendlandt, R. F., Harrison, W. J., Vaughan, D. J., (2007), Surface coatings on quartz grains in bentonites and their relevance to human health, Applied Geochemistry, 22(11), 2290-2306, 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.04.019
Horwell, C. J., (2007), Grain size analysis of volcanic ash for the rapid assessment of respiratory health hazard, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 9(10), 1107 - 1115, 10.1039/B710583P
Horwell, C. J., Fenoglio, I., Fubini, B., (2007), Iron-induced hydroxyl radical generation from basaltic volcanic ash, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 261(3-4), 662-669, 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.07.032
Horwell, C. J., Fenoglio, I., Ragnarsdottir, K. V., Sparks, R. S. J., Fubini, B., (2003), Surface reactivity of volcanic ash from the eruption of Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat, with implications for health hazards, Environmental Research, 93(2), 202-215, 10.1016/S0013-9351(03)00044-6
Horwell, C. J., Sparks, R. S. J., Brewer, T. S., Llewellin, E. W., Williamson, B. J., (2003), The characterisation of respirable volcanic ash from the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, with implications for health hazard, Bulletin of Volcanology, 65, 346-362, 10.1007/s00445-002-0266-6
Rose, W. I., Riley, C. M., Dartevelle, S., (2003), Sizes and shapes of 10-Ma distal fall pyroclasts in the Ogallala Group, Nebraska, Journal of Geology, 111(1), 115-124, 10.1086/344668
Baxter, P. J., Bonadonna, C., Dupree, R., Hards, V. L., Kohn, S. C., Murphy, M. D., Nichols, A., Nicholson, R. A., Norton, G., Searl, A., Sparks, R. S. J., Vickers, B. P., (1999), Cristobalite in Volcanic Ash of the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, British West Indies, Science, 283(5405), 1142-1145, 10.1126/science.283.5405.1142
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Leaching, Physicochemical or geochemical

Schiavo, B., Morton-Bermea, O., Meza-Figueroa, D, Angulo-Molina, A, Inguaggiato, C, García-Martínez, R., (2025), Mercury concentrations in volcanic ash from the 2023 eruption of Popocatépetl volcano (Mexico): Environmental contamination and health risk assessment, Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 167, 105766, 10.1016/j.jsames.2025.105766
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
Cronin, S. J., Sharp, D. S., (2002), Environmental impacts on health from continuous volcanic activity at Yasur (Tanna) and Ambrym, Vanuatu, International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 12(2), 109-123, 10.1080/09603120220129274

Reviews/ Overviews

Simbaña-Rivera, K., Endara-Mina, J., Jaramillo-Aguilar, D. S., Mera-Lojano, L., Jimbo-Sotomayor, R., Sánchez, X., Rodríguez-Pérez, M. C., Fuentes Ferrer, M. E., Boada, L. D., (2025), Mapping the global health burden of volcanic exposure: a scoping review approach, Frontiers in Public Health, 13,1658384, 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1658384
Stewart, C., Damby, D. E., Horwell, C. J., Elias, T., Ilyinskaya, E., Tomašek, I., Longo, B. M., Schmidt, A., Carlsen, H. K., Mason, E., Baxter, P. J., Cronin, S. J., Witham, C. S., (2022), Volcanic air pollution and human health: recent advances and future directions, Bulletin of Volcanology, 84, 11, 10.1007/s00445-021-01513-9
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)
Sierra-Vargas, M. P., Vargas-Domínguez, C., Bobadilla-Lozoya, K., Aztatzi-Aguilar, O. G., (2018), Health impact of volcanic emissions., Volcanoes: Geological and Geophysical Setting, Theoretical Aspects and Numerical Modeling, Applications to Industry and Their Impact on the Human Health, Intech, 263-284, 10.5772/intechopen.73283, Aiello, G.
Weinstein, P., Horwell, C. J., Cook, A., (2013), Volcanic emissions and health, Essentials of Medical Geology, Springer Netherlands, 217-238, 10.1007/978-94-007-4375-5_10
Longo, B. M., Longo, A. A., (2013), Volcanic ash in the air we breathe, Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 8, 52, 10.1186/2049-6958-8-52
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
Jones, N. E., Baker, M. D., (2012), Toxicologic Exposures Associated With Natural Disasters: Gases, Kerosene, Ash, and Bites, Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 13(4), 317-323, 10.1016/j.cpem.2012.09.002
Ernst, W. G., (2012), Overview of naturally occurring Earth materials and human health concerns, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 59, 108-126, 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.05.030
Cook, A., Weinstein, P., (2011), Volcanic and Geothermal Processes: Health effects, Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, 664-671, 10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00157-4
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
Mascarenhas, S., Mattoso, L. H., (2010), Volcanic ash should not be presumed harmless in long term, Nature, 465(7295), 157, 10.1038/465157b, Non-peer reviewed
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
Selinus, O., Weinstein, P., (2010), Eyjafjallajokull 2010: Health effects of the volcanic eruption, Geologiskt Forum, 67(17), 18-19
Heggie, T. W., (2009), Geotourism and volcanoes: health hazards facing tourists at volcanic and geothermal destinations, Travel Med Infect Dis, 7(5), 257-61, 10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.06.002
Fubini, B., Fenoglio, I., (2007), Toxic potential of mineral dusts, Elements, 3(6), 407-414, 10.2113/GSELEMENTS.3.6.407
Zuskin, E., Mustajbegovic, J., Doko Jelinic, J., Pucarin Cvetković, J., Milosevic, M., (2007), Effects of volcanic eruptions on environment and health, Arh Hig Rada Toksikol, 58, 479-86, 10.2478/v10004-007-0041-3, Article in Croatian
Trevisanato, S. I., (2007), Medical papyri describe the effects of the Santorini eruption on human health, and date the eruption to August 1603–March 1601 BC, Medical Hypotheses, 68(2), 446-449, 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.06.059
Horwell, C. J., Baxter, P. J., (2006), The respiratory health hazards of volcanic ash: a review for volcanic risk mitigation, Bulletin of Volcanology, 69, 1-24, 10.1007/s00445-006-0052-y
Trevisanato, S. I., (2006), Six medical papyri describe the effects of Santorini's volcanic ash, and provide Egyptian parallels to the so-called biblical plagues, Medical Hypotheses, 67(1), 187-190, 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.01.008
Hansell, A., Horwell, C. J., Oppenheimer, C., (2006), The health hazards of volcanoes and geothermal areas, Occupational Environmental Medicine, 63(2), 149-156, 10.1136/oem.2005.022459
Cook, A. G., Weinstein, P., Centeno, J. A., (2005), Health effects of natural dust, Biological Trace Element Research, 103, 1-15, 10.1385/BTER:103:1:001
Durand, M., Grattan, J., (2001), Effects of volcanic air pollution on health, Lancet, 357(9251), 164-164, 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)03586-8
Weinstein, P., Patel, A., (1997), The Mount Ruapehu eruption, 1996: a review of potential health effects, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 21(7), 773-778, 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1997.tb01794.x
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Leaching, Physicochemical or geochemical, Toxicological

Schiavo, B., Meza-Figueroa, D, Morton-Bermea, O., Angulo-Molina, A, González-Grijalva, B, Armienta, M. A., Inguaggiato, C, Berrellez-Reyes, F, Valera-Fernández, D, (2024), Metal(loid) bioaccessibility and risk assessment of ashfall deposit from Popocatépetl volcano, Mexico, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 46(9), 354, 10.1007/s10653-024-02135-8
Tomašek, I., Damby, D. E., Horwell, C. J., Ayris, P. M., Delmelle, P., Ottley, C. J., Cubillas, P., Casas, A. S., Bisig, C., Petri-Fink, A., (2019), Assessment of the potential for in-plume sulphur dioxide gas-ash interactions to influence the respiratory toxicity of volcanic ash, Environmental Research, 179, 108873, 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108798
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
Damby, D. E., Horwell, C. J., Baxter, P. J., Delmelle, P., Donaldson, K., Dunster, C., Fubini, B., Murphy, F. A., Nattrass, C., Sweeney, S., Tetley, T. D., Tomatis, M., (2013), The respiratory health hazard of tephra from the 2010 Centennial eruption of Merapi with implications for occupational mining of deposits, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 261, 376-387, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.09.001
Le Blond, J. S., Horwell, C. J., Baxter, P. J., Michnowicz, S. A. K., Tomatis, M., Fubini, B., Delmelle, P., Dunster, C., Patia, H., (2010), Mineralogical analyses and in vitro screening tests for the rapid evaluation of the health hazard of volcanic ash at Rabaul volcano, Papua New Guinea, Bulletin of Volcanology, 72, 1077-1092, 10.1007/s00445-010-0382-7

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance

Benavides-Cordoba, V., Suarez, A., Guerrero-Jaramillo, D., Silva-Medina, M., Betancourt-Peña, J., Palacios-Gómez, M, (2024), Respiratory and physical health consequences in older adults in a high-risk volcanic area: Comparison of two rural villages, PLOS ONE, 19(9), e0310659, 10.1371/journal.pone.0310659
Rodríguez-Pérez, M. C., Fuentes Ferrer, M. E., Boada, L. D., Afonso Pérez, A. D., Daranas Aguilar, M. C., Ferraz Jerónimo, J. F., García Talavera, I., Vizcaíno Gangotena, L., Hardisson de la Torre, A., Simbaña-Rivera, K., Cabrera de León, A., (2024), Health impact of the Tajogaite volcano eruption in La Palma population (ISVOLCAN study): rationale, design, and preliminary results from the first 1002 participants, Environmental Health, 23, 19, 10.1186/s12940-024-01056-4
Ruano-Ravina, A., Orlando, A., Díaz Pérez, D., Casanova, C., Velasco, V., Peces-Barba, G., Barreiro, E., Cañas, A., Castaño, A., Cruz Carmona, M. J., Diego, C., Garcia-Aymerich, J., Martínez, C., Molina-Molina, M., Muñoz, X., Sánchez-Íñigo, F. J., Candal- Pedreira, C., (2023), A longitudinal and multidesign epidemiological study to analyze the effect of the volcanic eruption of Tajogaite volcano. The ASHES study protocol, Environmental Research, 216(2), 114486, 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114486, Full reference to be added when fully published
Mueller, W., Cowie, H. A., Horwell, C. J., Baxter, P. J., McElvenny, D., Booth, M., Cullinan, P., Jarvis, D., Ugarte, C., Inoue, H., (2020), Standardised epidemiological protocols for populations affected by volcanic eruptions, Bulletin of the World Health Organisation, 98(5), 362–364, 10.2471/BLT.19.244509
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
Cadelis, G., (2013), Exacerbations of asthma in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) and volcanic eruption in Montserrat (70km from Guadeloupe), Revue des Maladies Respiratoires, 30(3), 203-214, 10.1016/j.rmr.2012.11.002, Paper is in French
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
Higuchi, K., Koriyama, C., Akiba, S., (2012), Increased mortality of respiratory diseases, including lung cancer, in the area with large amount of ashfall from Mount Sakurajima volcano, Journal of Environmental and Public Health, Article ID 257831, 10.1155/2012/257831
Newnham, R. M., Dirks, K. N., Samaranayake, D., (2010), An investigation into long-distance health impacts of the 1996 eruption of Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, Atmospheric Environment, 44(12), 1568-1578, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.12.040
Fano, V., Cernigliaro, A., Scondotto, S., Perucci, C. A., Forastiere, F., (2010), The fear of volcano: short-term health effects after Mount Etna's eruption in 2002, European Respiratory Journal, 36(5), 1216-1218, 10.1183/09031936.00078910
Shojima, J., Ikushima, S., Ando, T., Mochida, A., Yanagawa, T., Takemura, T., Oritsu, M., (2006), A case of volcanic ash lung: report of a case, Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi, 44(3), 192-6, Article in Japanese (English abstract)
Forbes, L., Jarvis, D., Potts, J., Baxter, P. J., (2003), Volcanic ash and respiratory symptoms in children on the island of Montserrat, British West Indies, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 60(3), 207-211, 10.1136/oem.60.3.207
Sasayama, H., Aoyagi, K., Tagawa, Y., Tagawa, M., Mori, K., Honda, S., Takemoto, T. I., (2002), The effects of volcanic disaster on the prevalence and severity of bronchial asthma, Acta medica Nagasakiensia, 47(1-2), 31-36
Uda, H., Akiba, S., Hatano, H. , Shinkura, R., (1999), Asthma-like disease in the children living in the neighborhood of Mt. Sakurajima, Journal of Epidemiology, 9(1), 27-31, 10.2188/jea.9.27
Hickling, J., Clements, M., Weinstein, P., Woodward, A., (1999), Acute health effects of the Mount Ruapehu (New Zealand) volcanic eruption of June 1996, International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 9(2), 97-107, 10.1080/09603129973236
Bradshaw, L., Fishwick, D., Kemp, T., Lewis, S., Rains, N., Slater, T., Pearce, N., Carne, J., (1997), Under the volcano: fire, ash and asthma?, The New Zealand Medical Journal, 110(1040), 90-91
Yano, E., Yokoyama, Y., Higashi, H., Nishii, S., Maeda, K., Koizumi, A., (1990), Health effects of volcanic ash - a repeat study, Archives of Environmental Health, 45(6), 367-373, 10.1080/00039896.1990.10118757
Wakisaka, I., Yanagihashi, T., Sato, M., Tomari, T., (1989), Health effects of volcanic air pollution--an analysis of the national health insurance, Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi, 44(5), 977-86, Article in Japanese (English abstract)
Wakisaka, I., Yanagihashi, T., Tomari, T., Ando, T., (1988), Effects of volcanic activity on the mortality figures for respiratory diseases, Japanese Journal of Hygiene, 42(6), 1101-1110, 10.1265/jjh.42.1101 , Article in Japanese
Yano, E., Higashi, H., Nishii, S., Koizumi, A., Yokoyama, Y., (1987), Pulmonary function of loggers exposed to the volcanic ash from Mt. Sakurajima, Japanese Journal of Public Health, 34, 251-254, Article in Japanese (English abstract)
Higashi, H., Yano, E., Yokoyama, Y., Nishii, S., Koizumi, A., Maeda, K., (1987), Seasonal variations in the responses to a respiratory symptom questionnaire: a study in an area exposed to volcanic ash, Japanese Journal of Public Health, 34, 453-458, Article in Japanese (English abstract)
Yano, E., Nishii, S., Yokoyama, Y., (1986), Chronic pulmonary effects of volcanic ash: An epidemiologic study, Archives of Environmental Health, 41(2), 94-99, 10.1080/00039896.1986.9937416
Wakisaka, I., Yanagihashi, T., (1986), Week-to-week variations in mortality in areas exposed to volcanic air pollution, Journal of the Japanese Society of Air Pollution, 21(4), 322-329, Article in Japanese (English abstract)
Buist, A. S., Vollmer, W. M., Johnson, L. R., Bernstein, R. S., McCamant, L. E., (1986), A four-year prospective study of the respiratory effects of volcanic ash from Mt. St. Helens, American Review of Respiratory Disease, 133(4), 526-534, 10.1164/arrd.1986.133.4.526
Kraemer, M. J., McCarthy, M. M., (1985), Childhood asthma hospitalization rates in Spokane County, Washington, Journal of Asthma, 22, 37-43, 10.3109/02770908509079882
Wakisaka, I., Yangihashi, T., Ono, M., Hirano, S., (1985), Health Effects of volcanic activities of Mt, Sakurajima in the mortality statistics, Journal of the Japanese Society of Air Pollution, 20(2), 120-127, Article in Japanese (English abstract)
Wakisaka, I., Yangihashi, T., Tomari, T., (1984), Effects of the volcanic activities of Mt. Sakurajima on mortality figures, Japanese Journal of Public Health, 31(10), 548-556, Article in Japanese (English abstract)
Yoshida, Y., (1984), Health effects of volcanic ashes from Mt. Sakurajima on the school children, Igaku Kenkyu, 54(3), 235-78, N/A, Article in Japanese (English abstract). No online version found
Olenchock, S. A., Mull, J. C., Mentnech, M. S., Lewis, D. M., Bernstein, R. S., (1983), Changes in humoral immunologic parameters after exposure to volcanic ash, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, 11(3), 395-404., 10.1080/15287398309530353
Vallyathan, V., Mentnech, M. S., Tucker, J. H., Green, F. H., (1983), Pulmonary response to Mount St. Helens' volcanic ash, Environmental Research, 30(2), 361-371., 10.1016/0013-9351(83)90221-9
Wakisaka, I., Yanagihashi, T., Tomari, T., Ando, T., (1983), Effect of volcanic activities of Mt. Sakurajima on mortality due to respiratory diseases, Japanese Journal of Public Health, 30(3), 109-116, Article in Japanese (English abstract)
Wakisaka, I., Yanagihashi, T., Tomari, T., Ando, T., (1983), Health effects of volcanic activities of Mt. Sakurajima on school children, Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi, 30(3), 101-108, Article in Japanese (English abstract). No online version found
Johnson, K. A., Loftsgaarden, D. O., Gideon, R. A., (1982), The effects of Mount St. Helens ash on the pulmonary function of 120 elementary school children, American Review of Respiratory Disease, 126, 1066-1069, 10.1164/arrd.1982.126.6.1066
Research Committee on Volcanic Emissions, (1982), Research report on the human effect of volcanic exhaust (Sakurajima), 1980–1981 report, Tuberculosis and chronic disease division, Public Health Bureau, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tokyo, Na., Article in Japanese (English abstract)

Physicochemical or geochemical

Horwell, C. J., Damby, D. E., Stewart, C., Joseph, E. P., Barclay, J, Davies, B. V., Mangler, M. F., Marvin, L. G., Najorka, J., Peek, S., Tunstall, N., (2024), Physicochemical hazard assessment of ash and dome rock from the 2021 eruption of La Soufrière, St Vincent, for the assessment of respiratory health impacts and water contamination, The 2020–21 Eruption of La Soufrière Volcano, St Vincent, Geological Society, London, Special Publications, Geological Society of London, 539, 311-329, 10.1144/SP539-2023-46, R.E.A. Robertson, E.P. Joseph, J. Barclay, R.S.J. Sparks
Aguilera, C., Viteri, M., Seqqat, R., Ayala Navarrette, L., Toulkeridis, T., Ruano, A., Torres Arias, M., (2018), Biological impact of exposure to extremely fine-grained volcanic ash, Journal of Nanotechnology, 2018, 7543859, 10.1155/2018/7543859
Ermolin, M. S., Fedotov, P. S., Malik, N. A., Karandashev, V. K., (2018), Nanoparticles of volcanic ash as a carrier for toxic elements on the global scale, Chemosphere, 200, 16-22, 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.089
Fedotov, P. S., Ermolin, M. S., (2017), Study on the elemental composition of environmental nanoparticles separated in a rotating coiled column: How hazardous may be urban dust and volcanic ash, Nano Hybrids and Composites, 13, 288-293, 10.4028/www.scientific.net/NHC.13.288
Daga, R., Guevara, S. R., Poire, D. G., Arribére, M., (2014), Characterisation of tephras dispersed by the recent eruptions of volcanoes Calbuco (1061), Chaitén (2008) and Cordón Caulle Complex (1960 and 2011), in Northern Patagonia, Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 49, 1-14, 10.1016/j.jsames.2013.10.006
Reich, M., Zúñiga, A., Amigo, Á., Vargas, G., Morata, D., Palacios, C., Ángel Parada, M., Garreaud, R. D. , (2009), Formation of cristobalite nanofibers during explosive volcanic eruptions, Geology, 37(5), 435-438, 10.1130/G25457A.1
Gomez, D., Smichowski, P., Polla, G., Ledesma, A., Resnizky, S., Rosa, S., (2002), Fractionation of elements by particle size of ashes ejected from Copahue Volcano, Argentina, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 4(6), 972-977, 10.1039/B207080B
Dollberg, D. D., Bolyard, M. L., Smith, D. L. , (1986), Evaluation of physical health effects due to volcanic hazards: crystalline silica in Mount St. Helens volcanic ash , American Journal of Public Health, 76(suppl), 53-58, 10.2105/AJPH.76.Suppl.53
Yano, E., Takeuchi, A., Nishii, S., Koizumi, A., Poole, A., Brown, R. C., Johnson, N. F., Evans, P. H., Yukiyama, Y. , (1985), In vitro biological effects of volcanic ash from Mount Sakurajima, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, 16(1), 127-35., 10.1080/15287398509530724

Leaching

Ruggieri, F., Forte, G., Bocca, B., Casentini, B., Petrangeli, A. B., Salatino. A., Gimeno, D., (2023), Potentially harmful elements released by volcanic ash of the 2021 Tajogaite eruption (Cumbre Vieja, La Palma Island, Spain): Implications for human health, Science of the Total Environment, 905, 167103, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167103

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing, Physicochemical or geochemical

Nieto-Torres, A., Martin-Del Pozzo, A. L., (2021), Ash emission from a long-lived eruption at Popocatépetl volcano and mapped respiratory effects, Bulletin of Volcanology, 83, 68, 10.1007/s00445-021-01490-z

Leaching

Stewart, C., Damby, D. E., Tomašek, I., Horwell, C. J., (2021), Experimental design and data relevance in a volcanic ash-leachate health study: Letter to the Editor re. Barone et al. (2021) ‘Surface reactivity of Etna volcanic ash and evaluation of health risks’ (STOTEN-143248), Science of the Total Environment, 804, 150076, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150076
Tomašek, I., Damby, D. E., Stewart, C., Horwell, C. J., Plumlee, G. S., Ottley, C. J., Delmelle, P., Morman, S., Yazidia, S. E., Claeys, P., Kervyn, M., Elskens, M., Leermakers, M., (2021), Development of a simulated lung fluid leaching method to assess the release of potentially toxic elements from volcanic ash., Chemosphere, 278, 130303, 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130303
Barone, G., De Giudici, G., Gimeno, D., Lanzafame, G., Podda, F., Cannas, C., Giuffrida, A., Barchitta, M., Agodi, A., Mazzoleni, P., (2021), Surface reactivity of Etna volcanic ash and evaluation of health risks, Science of the Total Environment, 761, 143248, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143248
Stewart, C., Damby, D. E., Tomašek, I., Horwell, C. J., Plumlee, G. S., Armienta, M. A., Hinojosa, M. G. R., Appleby, M., Delmelle, P., Cronin, S., Ottley, C. J., Oppenheimer, C., Morman, S., (2020), Assessment of leachable elements in volcanic ashfall: a review and evaluation of a standardized protocol for ash hazard characterization, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 392, 106756, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.106756

Modelling

Toulkeridis, T., Seqqat, R., Torres Arias, M., Salazar-Martinez, R., Ortiz-Prado, E., Chunga, S., Vizuete, K., Heredia-R, M., Debut, A., (2021), Volcanic ash as a precursor for SARS-CoV-2 infection among susceptible populations in Ecuador: a satellite imaging and excess mortality-based analysis, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 1-13, 10.1017/dmp.2021.154

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Modelling

Mueller, W., Cowie, H. A., Horwell, C. J., Hurley, F., Baxter, P. J., (2020), Health Impact Assessment of volcanic ash inhalation: A comparison with outdoor air pollution methods, GeoHealth, 4(7), e2020GH000256, 10.1029/2020GH000256

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance

Zabert, I., Benitez, S., Zabert, G. E., (2019), Impact on the respiratory airways of acute exposure to volcanic ash in the Patagonia: cross-sectional study, Revista Americana de Medicina Respiratorio, 2, 119-124
Tyas, N. M. W., Indawati, R., (2019), An overview of acute respiratory infection cases before and after exposure to volcanic ash, Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi, 7(3), 233-240, 10.20473/jbe.V7I32019.234-241
Lombardo, D., Ciancio, N., Campisi, R., Di Maria, A., Bivona, L., Poletti, V., Mistretta, A., Biggeri, A., Di Maria, G. , (2013), A retrospective study on acute health effects due to volcanic ash exposure during the eruption of Mount Etna (Sicily) in 2002, Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 8, 51, 10.1186/2049-6958-8-51
Shimizu, Y., Dobashi, K., Hisada, T., Ono, A., Todokoro, M., Iijima, H., Utsugi, M., Kakegawa, S., Iizuka, K., Ishizuka, T., Morikawa, A., Mori, M., (2007), Acute impact of volcanic ash on asthma symptoms and treatment, International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 20(Suppl 2), 9-14, 10.1177/03946320070200S203
Naumova, E. N., Yepes, H., Griffiths, J. K., Sempertegui, F., Khurana, G., Jagai, J. S., Jativa, E., Estrella, B., (2007), Emergency room visits for respiratory conditions in children increased after Guagua Pichincha volcanic eruptions in April 2000 in Quito, Ecuador Observational Study: Time series analysis, Environmental Health, 6, 21, 10.1186/1476-069X-6-21
Diana, B., Finocchiaro, A. M., La Delfa, S., Patane, G., Presti, F., Timpanaro, M., Tringali, G., (2006), Aerobiological monitoring applications in the Etnean volcanic plume evaluation (Mt. Etna, Sicily) and correlation with allergopathies, Aerobiologia, 22(4), 285-293, 10.1007/s10453-006-9042-y
Fano, V., Cernigliaro, A., Scondotto, S., Cuccia, M., Forastiere, F., Nicolosi, A., Oliveri, C., Scillieri, R., Distefano, P., Perucci, C. A., (2005), Health effects of environmental contamination due to volcanic ash of Mount Etna in autumn 2002, Epidemiologia e Prevenzione, 29(3-4), 180-7, Article in Italian (Abstract in English)
Rojas-Ramos, M., Catalan-Vazquez, M., Martin-Del Pozzo, A. L., Garcia-Ojeda, E., Villalba-Caloca, J., Perez-Neria, J., (2001), A seven months prospective study of the respiratory effects of exposure to ash from Popocatepetl volcano, Mexico, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 23, 379-392, 10.1023/A:1012244311557
Tobin, G. A., Whiteford, L. M., (2001), Children’s health characteristics under different evacuation strategies: the eruption of Mount Tungurahua, Ecuador, Applied Geography Conference, 24, 183-191, URL for paper not working. Remove if turns out to be an abstract.
Malilay, J., Real, M. G., Ramirez-Vanegas, A., Noji, E., Sinks, T., (1996), Public health surveillance after a volcanic eruption: lessons from Cerro Negro, Nicaragua, 1992, Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization, 30(3), 218- 26, 10.1590/S1020-49891997000300008
Bernstein, R. S., Baxter, P. J., Falk, H., Ing, R., Foster, L., Frost, F., (1986), Immediate public health concerns and actions in volcanic eruptions: lessons from the Mount St. Helens eruptions, May 18- October 18, 1980, American Journal of Public Health, 76(suppl), 25-37, 10.2105/AJPH.76.Suppl.25
Baxter, P. J., Ing, R., Falk, H., Plikaytis, B., (1983), Mount St. Helens eruptions: the acute respiratory effects of volcanic ash in a North American community, Archives of Environmental Health, 38, 138-143, 10.1080/00039896.1983.10543994
Buist, A. S., Johnson, L. R., Vollmer, W. M., Sexton, G. J., Kanarek, P. H., (1983), Acute effects of volcanic ash from Mount Saint Helens on lung function in children, American Review of Respiratory Disease, 127, 714-719, 10.1164/arrd.1983.127.6.714

Toxicological

Tomašek, I., Horwell, C. J., Bisig, C., Damby, D. E., Comte, P., Czerwinskid, J., Petri-Fink, A., Clift, M. J. D., Drasler, B., Rothen-Rutishauser, B., (2018), Respiratory hazard assessment of combined exposure to complete gasoline exhaust and respirable volcanic ash in a multicellular human lung model at the air-liquid interface, Environmental Pollution, 238: 977-987, 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.01.115
Damby, D. E., Horwell, C. J., Baxter, P. J., Kueppers, U., Schnurr, M., Dingwell, D. B., Duewell, P., (2018), Volcanic Ash Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Murine and Human Macrophages, Frontiers in Immunology, 8: 2000, 10.3389/fimmu.2017.02000
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?
Nattrass, C., Horwell, C. J., Damby, D. E., Brown, D., Stone, V., (2017), The effect of aluminium and sodium impurities on the cytotoxicity and pro-inflammatory potential of cristobalite, Environmental Research, 159: 164-175, 10.1016/j.envres.2017.07.054
Damby, D. E., Murphy, F. A., Horwell, C. J., Raftis, J., Donaldson, K., (2016), The in vitro respiratory toxicity of cristobalite-bearing volcanic ash, Environmental Research, 145: 74-84, 10.1016/j.envres.2015.11.020
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
BéruBé, K. A., Jones, T. P., Housley, D. G., Richards, R. J., (2004), The respiratory toxicity of airborne volcanic ash from the Soufriere Hills volcano, Montserrat, Mineralogical Magazine, 68(1), 47-60, 10.1180/0026461046810170
Huang, Y. C., Li, Z., Harder, S. D., Soukup, J. M., (2004), Apoptotic and inflammatory effects induced by different particles in human alveolar macrophages, Inhalation Toxicology, 16(14), 863-878, 10.1080/08958370490519480
Samukawa, T., Arasidani, K., Hori, H., Hirano, H., Arima, T., (2003), c-jun mRNA expression and profilin mRNA amplification in rat alveolar macrophages exposed to volcanic ash and sulfur dioxide, Industrial Health, 41(4), 313-319, 10.2486/indhealth.41.313
Veronesi, B., de Haar, C., Lee, L., Oortgiesen, M., (2002), The surface charge of visible particulate matter predicts biological activation in human bronchial epithelial cells, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 178(3), 144-54, 10.1006/taap.2001.9341
Bonner, J. C., Rice, A. B., Lindroos, P. M., O'Brian, P. O., Dreher, K. L., Rosas, I., Alfaro-Moreno, E., Osornio-Vargas, A. R., (1998), Induction of the lung myofibroblast PDGF receptor system by urban ambient particles in Mexico city, American Journal of Respiratory Cell Molecular Biology, 19, 672-680., 10.1165/ajrcmb.19.4.3176
Kariya, M., Goto, M., Hasui, K., Yamamoto, N., Tahiro, Y. , Sato, E., (1992), Is there any effect of volcanic eruptions of Mount Sakurajima on canine lungs exposed naturally? – Morphometric analysis of intrapulmonary particulate deposit amount and histopathological investigations, Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 167, 197-205, 10.1620/tjem.167.197
Warheit, D. B., Overby, L. H., George, G., Brody, A. R., (1988), Pulmonary macrophages are attracted to inhaled particles through complement activation, Experimental Lung Research, 14(1), 51-66, 10.3109/01902148809062850
Wehner, A. P., Dagle, G. E. , Clark, M. L. , Buschbom, R. L. , (1986), Lung changes in rats following inhalation exposure to volcanic ash for two years, Environmental Research, 40, 499–517, 10.1016/S0013-9351(86)80125-6
Wiester, M. J., Setzer, C. J., Barry, B. E., Mercer, R. R., Grady, M. A., (1985), Inhalation studies of Mt. St. Helens volcanic ash in animals: Respiratory mechanics, airway reactivity and deposition, Environmental Research, 36, 230-240., 10.1016/0013-9351(85)90020-9
Grose, E. C., Grady, M. A., Illing, J. W., Daniels, M. J., Selgrade, M. K., Hatch, G. E., (1985), Inhalation studies of Mt. St. Helens volcanic ash in animals: III. Host Defense Mechanisms, Environmental Research, 37, 84-92, 10.1016/0013-9351(85)90051-9
Raub, J. A., Hatch, G. E., Mercer, R. R., Grady, M., Hu, P.-C., (1985), Inhalation studies of Mt. St. Helens volcanic ash in animals: II. Lung function, biochemistry and histology, Environmental Research, 37, 72-83, 10.1016/0013-9351(85)90050-7
Kornbrust, D. J., Hatch, G. E., (1984), Effect of silica and volcanic ash on the content of lung alveolar and tissue phospholipids, Environmental Research, 35, 140-153, 10.1016/0013-9351(84)90121-X
Wehner, A. P., Wilkerson, C. L., Stevens, D. L. , (1984), Lung clearance of neutron-activated Mount St. Helens ash in the rat, Environmental Research, 35, 211-217, 10.1016/0013-9351(84)90129-4
Shirakawa, M., Fukushuma, R., Kyushima, K., (1984), Experimental studies on the effects of Mt. Sakurajima volcanic ashes on the respiratory organs, Japanese Journal of Industrial Health, 26(2), 130- 146, Article in Japanese (English abstract)
Sanders, C. L., Rhoads, K., Mahaffey, J. A., (1983), Long-term reactivity of lung and mediastinal lymph nodes following intratracheal instillation of sandy loam soil of Mount St. Helens volcanic ash, Environmental Research, 32, 188-198, 10.1016/0013-9351(83)90205-0
Vallyathan, V., Mentnech, M. S., Stettler, L. E., Dollberg, D. D., Green, F. H., (1983), Mount St. Helens' volcanic ash: hemolytic activity, Environmental Research, 30, 349-360, 10.1016/0013-9351(83)90220-7
Vallyathan, V., Mentnech, M. S., Tucker, J. H., Green, F. H., (1983), Pulmonary response to Mount St. Helens’ volcanic ash, Environmental Research, 30, 361-371, 10.1016/0013-9351(83)90221-9
Sanders, C. L., Conklin, A. W., Gelman, R. A., Adee, R. R., Rhoads, K., (1982), Pulmonary toxicity of Mount St. Helens volcanic ash, Environmental Research, 27, 118-135, 10.1016/0013-9351(82)90063-9
Castranova, V., Bowman, L., Shreve, J. M., Jones, G. S., Miles, P. R., (1982), Volcanic ash: toxicity to isolated lung cells, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, 9(2), 317-325, 10.1080/15287398209530164

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Physicochemical or geochemical

Baxter, P. J., Searl, A., Cowie, H. A., Jarvis, D., Horwell, C. J., (2014), Evaluating the respiratory health risks of volcanic ash at the eruption of the Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat, 1995-2010, The Eruption of Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat from 2000 to 2010, Memoir of the Geological Society of London , Geological Society of London, Chapter 22; 39: 407-425, 10.1144/M39.22, Wadge, G. , Robertson, R., Voight, B.

Physicochemical or geochemical, Toxicological

Ledda, C., Rapisarda, V., Bracci, M., Proietti, L., Zuccarello, M., Fallico, R., Fiore, M., Ferrante, M., (2013), Professional exposure to basaltic rock dust: assessment by the Vibrio fischeri ecotoxicological test, Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 8, 23, 10.1186/1745-6673-8-23
Wilson, M. R., Stone, V., Cullen, R. T., Searl, A., Maynard, R. L., Donaldson, K., (2000), In vitro toxicology of respirable Montserrat volcanic ash, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 57(11), 727-733, 10.1136/oem.57.11.727

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
Benke, R. R., Hooper, D. M., Durham, J. S., Bannon, D. R., Compton, K. L., Necsoiu, M., McGinnis, R. N., JR., (2009), Measurement of airborne particle concentrations near the Sunset Crater Volcano, Arizona, Health Physics, 96(2), 97-117, 10.1097/01.HP.0000326447.78879.bf
Martin, R. S., Mather, T. A., Pyle, D. M., Power, M., Tsanev, V. I., Oppenheimer, C., Allen, A. G., Horwell, C. J., Ward, E. P. W., (2009), Size distributions of fine silicate and other particles in Masaya's volcanic plume, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, 114(D09217), 1-13, 10.1029/2008JD011211
Kullman, G. J., Jones, W. G., Cornwell, R. J., Parker, J. E., (1994), Characterization of air contaminants formed by the interaction of lava and sea water, Environmental Health Perspectives, 102(5), 478-482, 10.1289/ehp.94102478

Reviews/ Overviews

Grob, E., Oyarzún, M., Cavieres, I., Zarges, P., Bustamante, G., (2012), Are volcanic ashes a risk for the respiratory health? A review apropos of volcanic eruption of Cordon Caulle, Chile in June 2011, Revista chilena de enfermedades respiratorias, 28(4), 294-302, 10.4067/S0717-73482012000400005 , Article in Spanish
Baxter, P. J., (1997), Volcanoes, Volcanoes, The public health consequences of disasters, Oxford University Press, 179-205, Noji, E.K.
Craighead, J. E., Adler, K. B., Butler, G. B., Emerson, R. J., Mossman, B. T., Woodworth, C. D., (1983), Biology of disease. Health effects on Mount St. Helens volcanic dust, Laboratory Investigation, 48(1), 5-12

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Physicochemical or geochemical

Censi, P., Zuddas, P., Randazzo, L. A., Tamburo, E., Speziale, S., Cuttitta, A., Punturo, R., Aricò, P., Santagata, R., (2011), Source and nature of inhaled atmospheric dust from trace element analyses of human bronchial fluids, Environmental Science & Technology, 45(15), 6262-6267, 10.1021/es200539p

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Modelling, Physicochemical or geochemical

Censi, P., Tamburo, E., Speziale, S., Zuddas, P., Randazzo, L. A., Punturo, R., Cuttitta, A., Aricò, P., (2011), Yttrium and lanthanides in human lung fluids, probing the exposure to atmospheric fallout, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186(2), 1103-1110, 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.113

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
Gordian, M. E., Choudhury, A. H., (2003), PM10 and asthma medication in schoolchildren, Archives of Environmental Health, 58(1), 42-47, 10.3200/AEOH.58.1.42-47
Choudhury, A. H., Gordian, M. E., Morris, S. S., (1997), Associations between respiratory illness and PM10 air pollution, Archives of Environmental Health, 52, 113-117, 10.1080/00039899709602873
Gordian, M. E., Ozkaynak, H., Xue, J. P., Morris, S. S., Spengler, J. D., (1996), Particulate air pollution and respiratory disease in Anchorage, Alaska, Environmental Health Perspectives, 104(3), 290-297, 10.1289/ehp.96104290

Modelling

Barsotti, S., Andronico, D., Neri, A., Del Carlo, P., Baxter, P. J., Aspinall, W. P., Hincks, T. K., (2010), Quantitative assessment of volcanic ash hazards for health and infrastructure at Mt. Etna (Italy) by numerical simulation, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 192(1-2), 85-96, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.02.011

Social research

Riede, F., Bazely, O., (2008), Testing the ‘Laacher See hypothesis’: a health hazard perspective, Journal of Archaeological Science, 36(3), 675-683, 10.1016/j.jas.2008.10.013

Modelling, Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing

Alparone, S., Andronico, D., Sgroi, T., Ferrari, F., Lodato, L., Reitano, D., (2007), Alert system to mitigate tephra fallout hazards at Mt. Etna Volcano, Italy, Natural Hazards, 43, 333–350, 10.1007/s11069-007-9120-7
Hincks, T. K., Aspinall, W. P., Baxter, P. J., Searl, A., Sparks, R. S. J., Woo, G., (2006), Long term exposure to respirable volcanic ash on Montserrat: a time series simulation, Bulletin of Volcanology, 68(3), 266-284, 10.1007/s00445-005-0006-9

Leaching, Physicochemical or geochemical, Reviews/ Overviews

Witham, C. S., Oppenheimer, C., Horwell, C. J., (2005), Volcanic ash leachates: a review and recommendations for sampling methods, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 141, 299- 326, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.11.010

Toxicological

Agopyan, N., Head, J., Yu, S., Simon, S. A., (2004), TRPV1 receptors mediate particulate matter- induced apoptosis, American Journal of Physiological: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 286(3), L563-72, 10.1152/ajplung.00299.2003
Alabado, K. L. P., Alviedo, N. J. B., Amosco, M. L., Campos, R. A. O., Clemente, E. M. E. L., Cruz, G., Cruz, L. M. P. , de Luna, J. C., Dequina, M. T. B., Geronimo, O. O., Guanzon, M. D. A. , Limgenco, T. E. P. , Navarro, A., Magno, M. A. A. , Samonte, M. V. A., Santiago, C. F. A., Taruc, C. P. G., (1993), The histopathologic effects of 24-hour and 144-hour exposure to Mt. Pinatubo ash on the respiratory system of rats, Acta Medica Philippina, 29(2) 65-70
Martin, T. R., Wehner, A. P., Butler, J., (1986), Evaluation of physical health effects due to volcanic hazards - the use of experimental systems to estimate the pulmonary toxicity of volcanic ash, American Journal of Public Health, 76(suppl), 59-65, 10.2105/AJPH.76.Suppl.59
Martin, T. R., Ayars, G., Butler, J., Altman, L. C., (1984), The comparative toxicity of volcanic ash and quartz. Effects on cells derived from the human lung, American Review of Respiratory Disease, 130(5), 778-782, 10.1164/arrd.1984.130.5.778
Adler, K. B., Mossman, B. T., Butler, G. B., Jean, L. M. , Craighead, J. E., (1984), Interaction of Mount St. Helens’ volcanic ash with cells of the respiratory epithelium, Environmental Research, 35, 346–361., 10.1016/0013-9351(84)90142-7
Vallyathan, V., Robinson, V., Reasor, M., Stettler, L. E., Bernstein, R., (1984), Comparative in vitro cytotoxicity of volcanic ashes from Mount St Helens, El Chichon, and Galunggung, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, 14(5-6), 641-654, 10.1080/15287398409530614
Martin, T. R., Chi, E. Y., Covert, D. S., Hodson, W. A., Kessler, D. E., Moore, W. E., Altman, L. C., Butler, J., (1983), Comparative effects of inhaled volcanic ash and quartz in rats, American Review of Respiratory Disease, 128(1), 144-152., 10.1164/arrd.1983.128.1.144

Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing

Searl, A., Nicholl, A., Baxter, P. J., (2002), Assessment of the exposure of islanders to ash from the Soufriere Hills volcano, Montserrat, British West Indies, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 59(8), 523-531, 10.1136/oem.59.8.523

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Reviews/ Overviews

Buist, A. S., Bernstein, R. S., Johnson, L. R., Vollmer, W. M., (1986), Evaluation of physical health effects due to volcanic hazards: human studies, American Journal of Public Health, 76(Suppl), 66-75, 10.2105/AJPH.76.Suppl.66
Buist, A. S., (1982), Are volcanoes hazardous to your health? What have we learned from Mount St Helens?, Western Journal of Medicine, 137(4), 294

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Physicochemical or geochemical, Reviews/ Overviews

Buist, A. S., Martin, T. R., Shore, J. H., Butler, J., Lybarger, J. A., (1986), The development of a multidisciplinary plan for evaluation of the long-term health effects of the Mount St. Helens eruptions, American Journal of Public Health, 76(Suppl), 39-44, 10.2105/AJPH.76.Suppl.39
Merchant, J. A., Baxter, P. J., Bernstein, R. S., McCawley, M., Falk, H., Stein, G. F., Ing, R., Attfield, M., (1982), Health implications of the Mount St. Helens eruption: epidemiological considerations, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 26, 911-919, 10.1093/annhyg/26.8.911

Reviews/ Overviews, Toxicological

Martin, T. R., Wehner, A. P., Butler, J., (1983), Pulmonary toxicity of Mt. St. Helens volcanic ash: a review of experimental studies, American Review of Respiratory Disease, 128, 158-162, 10.1164/arrd.1983.128.1.158