Composition of Atmospheric Particulate Matter from the Eruption of Heimaey, Iceland

• Published in: Science
• Main Authors: Mroz, Eugene J., Zoller, William H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1975
• Subjects: Heimaey; South Pole; Iceland; North Atlantic; South pole
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.190.4213.461; https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.190.4213.461

The chemical composition of atmospheric particulate matter and rock samples collected on the island of Heimaey after the January 1973 eruption indicates that volcanic activity is a possible source of global significance for particulate material containing elements such as Br, Se, Sb, and Zn. Atmospheric aerosols from such remote areas as the North Atlantic Ocean and the South Pole are found to be highly enriched in these elements.