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 Properties and Bioreactivity of Sub‐10 μm Geogenic Particles: Comparison of Volcanic Ash and Desert Dust, GeoHealth, Volume 9, Issue 1, 28 pages, 10.1029/2024GH001171
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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
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
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
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

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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
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
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

Physicochemical or geochemical

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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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
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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
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
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
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
Nania, J. M., Bruya, T. E., (1982), In the wake of Mount St. Helens, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 11, 184-191, 10.1016/S0196-0644(82)80495-2
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)

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
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

Reviews/ Overviews

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)
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
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
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
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
Fubini, B., Fenoglio, I., (2007), Toxic potential of mineral dusts, Elements, 3(6), 407-414, 10.2113/GSELEMENTS.3.6.407
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
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
Durand, M., Grattan, J., (2001), Effects of volcanic air pollution on health, Lancet, 357(9251), 164-164, 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)03586-8
Baxter, P. J., (1997), Volcanoes, Volcanoes, The public health consequences of disasters, Oxford University Press, 179-205, Noji, E.K.
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
Zeballos, J. L., Meli, R., Vilchis, A., Barrios, L., (1996), The effects of volcanoes on health: preparedness in Mexico, World Health Statistics Quarterly, 49(3-4), 204-8
Nania, J. M., Rodriguez Garcia, M., Fruchter, J. S., Olsen, K. B., Hooper, P. R., (1994), In the shadow of El Chichon: an overview of the medical impact of the 28 March to 4 April 1982 eruptions of the Mexican volcano, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 9(1), 58-66, 10.1017/S1049023X00040863
Bernstein, R. S., Baxter, P. J., Buist, A. S., (1986), Introduction to the epidemiological aspects of explosive volcanism, American Journal of Public Health, 76(Suppl), 3-9, 10.2105/AJPH.76.Suppl.3
Newhall, C. G., Fruchter, J. S., (1986), Volcanic activity: a review for health professionals, American Journal of Public Health, 76(Suppl), 10-24, 10.2105/AJPH.76.Suppl.10
Buist, A. S., Berstein, R. S., (1986), Health effects of volcanoes: an approach to evaluating the health effects of an environmental hazard, American Journal of Public Health, 76(suppl), 1-2
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, 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

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

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance

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
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
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
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)
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.
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
Kraemer, M. J., McCarthy, M. M., (1985), Childhood asthma hospitalization rates in Spokane County, Washington, Journal of Asthma, 22, 37-43, 10.3109/02770908509079882

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

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
Atanga, M. B. S., Van der Meerve, A. S., Shemamg, E. M., Suh, C. E., Kruger, W., Njome, M. S., Asobe, N. E., (2013), Volcanic Ash from the 1999 Eruption of Mount Cameroon Volcano: Characterization and Implications to Health Hazards, African Journals Online, 8(2-3), 63-70, N/A

Reviews/ Overviews

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.
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
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
Selinus, O., Weinstein, P., (2010), Eyjafjallajokull 2010: Health effects of the volcanic eruption, Geologiskt Forum, 67(17), 18-19
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
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

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
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., 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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
Akematsu, T, Dodson, R. F., Williams, M. C., Hurst, G. A., (1982), The short-term effects of volcanic ash on the small airways of the respiratory system, Environmental Research, 29, 358–370, 10.1016/0013-9351(82)90037-8
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

Leaching, Physicochemical or geochemical

Cronin, S. J., Stewart, C., Zernack, A., Brenna, M., Procter, J. N., Pardo, N., Christenson, B., Wilson, T., Stewart, R. B., Irwin, M., (2014), Volcanic ash leachate compositions and assessment of health and agricultural hazards from 2012 hydrothermal eruptions, Tongariro, New Zealand, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 286, 233-247, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.07.002
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

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Physicochemical or geochemical

Toxicological

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
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
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
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., 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
Beck, B. D., Brain, J. D., Bohannon, D. E., (1982), The pulmonary toxicity of an ash sample from the Mount St. Helens volcano, Experimental Lung Research, 2, 289-301, 10.3109/01902148109052324

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
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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

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

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

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
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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, 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

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

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