Follow-Up on Mount St. Helens [1980-06-20]

Details

• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Allard, J. ; Beare, J. A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Mount St. Helens erupted for the third time on June 12-13. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has begun sampling the ash from this eruption so that its chemical and physical properties can be compared to previous ashfalls. Meanwhile, surveillance reports from 21 Washington hospitals, all located in areas with ashfall, indicate an increase in emergency room (ER) visits and hospital admissions for pulmonary conditions, primarily after the first (May 18) eruption in the most heavily affected areas. The survey included 11 eastern and 10 western Washington hospitals for the period May 11-June 7. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Air Pollutants, Occupational
  • Chemistry
  • Dust
  • Emergency Responders
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Epidemiology
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services
  • Lung
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Volcanoes; Volcanic ash; Humans; Epidemiology; Environmental contamination; Environmental pollution; Environmental health monitoring; Surveillance; Respirable dust; Dust exposure; Airborne particles; Hazardous materials; Silica dusts; Particulate dust; Health effects; Emergency care; Emergency treatment; Health care; Health care facilities; Respiratory system disorders; Pulmonary system disorders; Pulmonary effects; Pulmonary disorders; Chemical properties; Physical properties
• Source:
  MMWR 1980 Jun; 29(24):286-288
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  24
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054687
• Citation:
  MMWR 1980 Jun; 29(24):286-288
• CAS Registry Number:
  • Cristobalite (CAS RN 14464-46-1)
  • Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
  • Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183114/cdc_183114_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 458.13 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:445687eac2a6da18b443e8aef2824e6ac5a52351d9e682e9b1b8d1ecb0cf837e8c768a3a84669d51178e0e86ad271de4dcc23be87ed322f0df2ab151b79c70aa