Follow-Up on Mount St. Helens: 1980/06/20

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Allard, J. ; Beare, J. A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Bureau of Epidemiology
• 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 Lung Diseases Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Dioxide

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• Keywords:
  Airborne Particles Chemical Properties Dust Exposure Emergency Care Emergency Treatment Environmental Contamination Environmental Health Monitoring Environmental Pollution Hazardous Materials Health Care Health Care Facilities Health Effects Humans Particulate Dust Physical Properties Pulmonary Disorders Pulmonary Effects Pulmonary System Disorders Respirable Dust Respiratory System Disorders Silica Dusts Surveillance Volcanic Ash Volcanoes

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; 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
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:445687eac2a6da18b443e8aef2824e6ac5a52351d9e682e9b1b8d1ecb0cf837e8c768a3a84669d51178e0e86ad271de4dcc23be87ed322f0df2ab151b79c70aa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183114/cdc_183114_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 458.13 KB ]