Severe volcanic SO2 exposure and respiratory morbidity in the Icelandic population – a register study

• Published in: Environmental Health
• Main Authors: Carlsen, Hanne Krage, Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur, Briem, Haraldur, Dominici, Francesca, Finnbjornsdottir, Ragnhildur Gudrun, Jóhannsson, Thorsteinn, Aspelund, Thor, Gislason, Thorarinn, Gudnason, Thorolfur
• Other Authors: Icelandic Ministry of Health.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Holuhraun; Reykjavík
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12940-021-00698-y; http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12940-021-00698-y.pdf; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-021-00698-y/fulltext.html

Abstract Background The Holuhraun volcanic eruption September 2014 to February 2015 emitted large amounts of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ). The aim of this study was to determine the association between volcanic SO 2 gases on general population respiratory health some 250 km from the eruption site, in the...