Long term exposure to respirable volcanic ash on Montserrat: A time series simulation

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 266-284

  Hincks, T K ^a   Aspinall, W P ^a,b   Baxter, P J ^c   Searl, A ^d   Sparks, R S J ^a   Woo, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ASPINALL AND ASSOCIATES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cristobalite; Monte Carlo; Montserrat; Respirable health; Risk; Silicosis; Volcanic ash

Indexed keywords

VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; MONTSERRAT;

EID: 33644769290     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-005-0006-9     Document Type: Article

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