PM10 measurements in urban settlements after lava fountain episodes at Mt. Etna, Italy: Pilot test to assess volcanic ash hazard to human health

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 29-40

  Andronico, D ^a   Del Carlo, P ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84957309410     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-16-29-2016     Document Type: Article

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