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 Anna, Briem, Haraldur, Dominici, Francesca, Finnbjörnsdóttir, Ragnhildur Guðrún, Jóhannsson, Þorsteinn, Aspelund, Thor, Gíslason, Þórarinn, Guðnason, Þórólfur
• Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Eldgosið í Eyjafjallajökli; Öndunarfærasjúkdómar; Holuhraun; Lýðheilsa; Atmospheric transport; Epidemiology; Public health; Respiratory disease; Volcanic eruption; Humans; Middle Aged; Male; Volcanic Eruptions/adverse effects; Young Adult; Sulfur Dioxide/adverse effects; Adult; Female; Registries; Anti-Asthmatic Agents/therapeutic use; Respiratory Tract Diseases/drug therapy; Morbidity; Air Pollutants/adverse effects; Adolescent; Office Visits/statistics & numerical data; Aged; Iceland/epidemiology; Primary Health Care; Emergency Service; Hospital/statistics & numerical data; Environmental Exposure/adverse effects; Environmental and Occupational Health; Health; Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Reykjavík; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2852; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-021-00698-y

The study was funded by the Icelandic Ministry of Health. Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s). 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...