Severe volcanic SO(2) 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
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2021
• Subjects: Research; Holuhraun; Reykjavík
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7916308/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33639965; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-021-00698-y

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 Iceland...