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Mineralogical analyses and in vitro screening tests for the rapid evaluation of the health hazard of volcanic ash at Rabaul volcano, Papua New Guinea (2010)
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Le Blond, J., Horwell, C., Baxter, P., Michnowicz, S., Tomatis, M., Fubini, B., …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(9), 1077-1092. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-010-0382-7

Atmospheric and environmental impacts of volcanic particulates (2010)
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Durant, A., Bonadonna, C., & Horwell, C. (2010). Atmospheric and environmental impacts of volcanic particulates. Elements, 6(4), 235-240. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.6.4.235

Volcanic emissions consist of a mixture of gases, aerosol, and silicate particles, which collectively span seven orders of magnitude in size. Airborne ash and sulfate aerosol in the lower atmosphere has short-lived atmospheric and climatic effects. V... Read More about Atmospheric and environmental impacts of volcanic particulates.

Injection of vesicular magma into an andesitic dome at the effusive–explosive transition (2010)
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Williamson, B., Di Muro, A., Horwell, C., Spieler, O., & Llewellin, E. (2010). Injection of vesicular magma into an andesitic dome at the effusive–explosive transition. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 295(1-2), 83-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2010.03.027

A single, vesicular pyroclast collected from a major (11 × 106 m3) dome collapse eruption of the Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat (21st September 1997) was found to contain textural and Raman evidence for multiple decompression events and magma in... Read More about Injection of vesicular magma into an andesitic dome at the effusive–explosive transition.

Generation of crystalline silica from sugarcane burning (2010)
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Le Blond, J., Horwell, C., Williamson, B., & Oppenheimer, C. (2010). Generation of crystalline silica from sugarcane burning. Journal of environmental monitoring, 12(7), 1459-1470. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0em00020e

Sugarcane leaves contain amorphous silica, which may crystallise to form crystalline silica polymorphs (cristobalite or quartz), during commercial sugarcane harvesting where sugarcane plants are burned. Respirable airborne particulate containing thes... Read More about Generation of crystalline silica from sugarcane burning.

A physico-chemical assessment of the health hazard of Mt. Vesuvius volcanic ash (2010)
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Horwell, C., Stannett, G., Andronico, D., Bertagnini, A., Fenoglio, I., Fubini, B., …Williamson, B. (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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.01.014

Mt. Vesuvius, Italy, is regarded as one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes because of the potential for vast numbers of people to be affected by the renewal of volcanic activity; more than 600 000 people live within 10 km of the summit alone. Ve... Read More about A physico-chemical assessment of the health hazard of Mt. Vesuvius volcanic ash.

Cristobalite in a rhyolitic lava dome: Evolution of ash hazard (2010)
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Horwell, C., Le Blond, J., Michnowicz, S., & Cressey, G. (2010). Cristobalite in a rhyolitic lava dome: Evolution of ash hazard. Bulletin of Volcanology, 72(2), 249-253. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-009-0327-1

Prolonged and heavy exposure to particles of respirable, crystalline silica-rich volcanic ash could potentially cause chronic, fibrotic disease, such as silicosis, in individuals living in areas of frequent ash fall. Here, we show that the rhyolitic... Read More about Cristobalite in a rhyolitic lava dome: Evolution of ash hazard.