Mount St. Helens Volcano Health Report #23, February 23, 1981

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control (U.S) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Division of Respiratory Disease Studies.
• Description:
  "With the -reawakening of Mount St. Helens, volcanic activity has become recogniz.ed as a -major public health hazard in the western United States. Before May 18, 1980, when Mount St. Helens erupted with such force, the danger was perceived as remote, despite warnings by some geologists and others. Local planning is now necessary not only for future activity of Mount St. Helens but also for other volcanoes in the Cascade Range."
  
  "In this report, we attempt to provide an update on some recent public health issues as a background for consideration in future planning at the regional and local level. Some agencies, states, counties and cities now have written plans for emergency response, but there is a need for health aspects to be fully incorporated into these plans in the future."
  
  Thanks to Washington State University Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, & Special Collections for the scans.
  
  Mount St. Helens: Effects and Implications -- Future Volcanic Hazards at Mount St, Helens -- Current Volcano Monitoring Program -- Restricted Zones -- Modifications to Zones -- Public Health Implications of a Heavy Ashfall -- Emergency Response Procedures Around Mount St. Helens -- Flooding and Related Health Problems
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disasters Dust/adverse Effects Environmental Exposure Volcanic Eruptions
• Series:
  Mount St. Helens Volcano Health Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Idaho ; Montana ; Oregon ; Washington
• Pages in Document:
  11 numbered pages
• Issue:
  23
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b5a4d8344305f9fcfff49118acc9039bb747221dbf346d0a2ec29773512b3819e971961e13d6f374dc36e9ba526ab53e241e6d1407004302ceb0e5a119535889
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/56154/cdc_56154_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 4.58 MB ]