An investigation into long-distance health impacts of the 1996 eruption of Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1568-1578

  Newnham, Rewi M ^a   Dirks, Kim N ^b   Samaranayake, Dan ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mt Ruapehu; Respiratory mortality; Volcanic ash; Volcanic hazards

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE WEATHER; ASH DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FINE PARTICULATES; HAMILTONS; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; LARGE CITIES; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; URBAN AIR POLLUTION; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC HAZARDS;

AIR QUALITY; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; HAZARDS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS;

VOLCANOES;

NITRIC OXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; URBAN AREA; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANO; WEATHER;

AUCKLAND; HAMILTON [WAIKATO]; MOUNT RUAPEHU; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO; WELLINGTON [NORTH ISLAND];

EID: 77649273166     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.12.040     Document Type: Article

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