Elevated trace element output in urine following acute volcanic gas exposure

• Published in: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
• Main Authors: Durand, Michael, Florkowski, Chris, George, Peter, Walmsley, Trevor, Weinstein, Phil, Cole, Jim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Scientific 2004
• Subjects: Volcanic gases; Aluminium; Rubidium; Gas exposure; Biological monitoring; White Island; 1117 Public Health and Health Services; New Zealand
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:154135

Biological monitoring of exposure to gases and respirable particles is common in industry, when urine or blood samples are analysed for elevated levels of various trace elements, but this is almost unheard of in volcanology. In this work, 10 volunteers undertook 20 min of acute gas exposure downwind...