Development of a simulated lung fluid leaching method to assess the release of potentially toxic elements from volcanic ash

Tomašek, I.; Damby, D.E.; Stewart, C.; Horwell, C.J.; Plumlee, G.; Ottley, C.J.; Delmelle, P.; Morman, S.; Yazidi, S.E.L.; Claeys, P.; Kervyn, M.; Elskens, M.; Leermakers, M.

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130303

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Volcanic air pollution and human health: recent advances and future directions (2021)
Journal Article
Stewart, C., Damby, D., Horwell, C., Elias, T., Ilyinskaya, E., Tomašek, I., …Witham, C. (2022). Volcanic air pollution and human health: recent advances and future directions. Bulletin of Volcanology, 84(1), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-021-01513-9

Volcanic air pollution from both explosive and effusive activity can affect large populations as far as thousands of kilometers away from the source, for days to decades or even centuries. Here, we summarize key advances and prospects in the assessme... Read More about Volcanic air pollution and human health: recent advances and future directions.

Carers' perceptions of harm and the protective measures taken to safeguard children's health against inhalation of volcanic ash: A comparative study across Indonesia, Japan and Mexico (2021)
Journal Article
Covey, J., Dominelli, L., Horwell, C., Rachmawati, L., Martin-del Pozzo, A., Armienta, M., …Ogawa, R. (2021). Carers' perceptions of harm and the protective measures taken to safeguard children's health against inhalation of volcanic ash: A comparative study across Indonesia, Japan and Mexico. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 59, Article 102194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102194

Volcanic ash contains potentially toxic elements which could affect human health. There is a paucity of research focusing on the impact of airborne volcanic emissions on the health of children, and on their exposure reduction. Children's carers (pare... Read More about Carers' perceptions of harm and the protective measures taken to safeguard children's health against inhalation of volcanic ash: A comparative study across Indonesia, Japan and Mexico.

Assessing the biological reactivity of organic compounds on volcanic ash: implications for human health hazard (2021)
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Tomašek, I., Damby, D., Andronico, D., Baxter, P., Boonen, I., Claeys, P., …Elskens, M. (2021). Assessing the biological reactivity of organic compounds on volcanic ash: implications for human health hazard. Bulletin of Volcanology, 83(5), Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-021-01453-4

Exposure to volcanic ash is a long-standing health concern for people living near active volcanoes and in distal urban areas. During transport and deposition, ash is subjected to various physicochemical processes that may change its surface compositi... Read More about Assessing the biological reactivity of organic compounds on volcanic ash: implications for human health hazard.

Development of a simulated lung fluid leaching method to assess the release of potentially toxic elements from volcanic ash (2021)
Journal Article
Tomašek, I., Damby, D., Stewart, C., Horwell, C., Plumlee, G., Ottley, C., …Leermakers, M. (2021). Development of a simulated lung fluid leaching method to assess the release of potentially toxic elements from volcanic ash. Chemosphere, 278, Article 130303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130303

Freshly erupted volcanic ash contains a range of soluble elements, some of which can generate harmful effects in living cells and are considered potentially toxic elements (PTEs). This work investigates the leaching dynamics of ash-associated PTEs in... Read More about Development of a simulated lung fluid leaching method to assess the release of potentially toxic elements from volcanic ash.