Atmospheric dispersion, environmental effects and potential health hazard associated with the low-altitude gas plume of Masaya volcano, Nicaragua

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 423-434

  Delmelle, P ^a   Stix, J ^b   Baxter, P ^c   Garcia Alvarez, J ^d   Barquero, J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales   (Nicaragua)

^e Instituto de Investigaciones   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Health hazards; Hydrogen fluoride; Sulphur dioxide; Vegetation damage

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEGASSING; EMISSION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLCANIC GAS;

NICARAGUA;

EID: 0036381252     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-002-0221-6     Document Type: Article

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