The iron-catalysed surface reactivity and health-pertinent physical characteristics of explosive volcanic ash from Mt. Etna, Italy

Journal of Applied Volcanology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Horwell, C J ^a   Sargent, P ^a   Andronico, D ^b   Lo Castro, M D ^b   Tomatis, M ^c   Hillman, S E ^a   Michnowicz, S A K ^a,d   Fubini, B ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Etna; Fenton chemistry; Respiratory health; Surface reactivity; Volcanic ash; Volcanic hazard

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; TOXICITY; VOLCANIC ASH;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 85027871125     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21915040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13617-017-0063-8     Document Type: Article

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