TY - JOUR T1 - Respiratory health among professionals exposed to extreme SO2 levels from a volcanic eruption JO - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health PY - 2019/5VL - 45 IS - 3 SP - 312 EP - 315 AU - Carlsen, Hanne Krage AU - Aspelund, Thor AU - Briem, Haraldur AU - Gislason, Thorarinn AU - Jóhannsson, Thorsteinn AU - Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur AU - Gudnason, Thorolfur M3 - doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3783 UR - https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3783 KW - exposure KW - occupational exposure KW - occupational exposure KW - respiratory health KW - SO2 KW - sulfur dioxide KW - volcanic environment KW - volcanic eruption KW - volcanic gas N2 - '
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OBJECTIVE ': 'The Holuhraun eruption of fall and winter 2014–15 produced large amounts of sulfur dioxide (SO
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METHODS ': 'During January‒March 2015, earth scientists, technicians, and law enforcement personnel who were about to work at the eruption site were invited to a respiratory health examination. Symptom reports and lung function measures, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV
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RESULTS ': 'Altogether, 41 individuals were invited to participate, 32 underwent a clinical examination at a hospital respiratory health clinic (baseline); 27 reported symptoms during earlier visits to the eruption site (retrospective symptom reports), 17 were re-examined 1–6 days after visiting the eruption site (follow-up). All participants’ lung function was within normal range both before and after exposure. At baseline, average FEV
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CONCLUSION ': 'Although “healthy-worker” effects cannot be excluded, our data indicate that SO