Volcanic ash and daily mortality in Sweden after the Icelandic volcano eruption of may 2011

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6909-6919

  Oudin, Anna ^a   Carlsen, Hanne K ^b   Forsberg, Bertil ^c   Johansson, Christer ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Environment and Health Administration   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Ash; Grimsv tn; Iceland; Mortality; Particulate matter; Volcano

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SWEDEN; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANO;

GRIMSVOTN; ICELAND; SWEDEN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ICELAND; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

EID: 84890483073     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10126909     Document Type: Article

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