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. Atmosph...