Contamination of water supplies by volcanic ashfall: A literature review and simple impact modelling

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 158, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 296-306

  Stewart, C ^a   Johnston, D M ^b   Leonard, G S ^b   Horwell, C J ^c   Thordarson, T ^d   Cronin, S J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

contamination; drinking water standards; historic impacts; Ruapehu; volcanic ash; water supplies

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DISEASES; FLUORINE; POTABLE WATER; STANDARDS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; WATER SUPPLY;

DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; VOLCANIC ASH;

CONTAMINATION;

DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ARCTIC; ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AUSTRALASIA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; GUADELOUPE; ICELAND; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; MELANESIA; MONTSERRAT; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VANUATU;

EID: 33750294094     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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