Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) are hazardous and destructive phenomena that pose a
significant threat to communities living in the proximity of active volcanoes. PDCs are ground …

Leaching tests conducted on fresh ashfall samples taken soon after the onset of the 2021
Tajogaite eruption occurred at the Northwest flank of the Cumbre Vieja Volcanic Ridge in La …

Agriculture is an economic and social pillar for the least developed countries. When these
regions host volcanoes that exhibit explosive behaviour, a serious risk for agricultural …

Long-range transport (LRT) of air pollutants from a range of sources can substantially
enhance background pollution levels, especially in urbanized regions, which can …

During eruption, sulphur dioxide gas interacts with glass shards, favouring the formation of
sulphuric acid (H 2 SO 4) aerosols and coatings enriched in hazardous elements such as …

Rock weathering and pedogenesis are fundamental processes for element mobility in
terrestrial bio-geochemical cycles and for the regulation of primary productivity in adjacent …

Abandoned mines pose human health risks. Inhaling minerogenic dust due to occupation is
a health hazard. Naturally occurring radioactive materials are of human health concern …

Volcanoes in a persistent state of open-vent degassing can contaminate air, water, soil, and
vegetation with fluoride. People living in their shadow are exposed to this substance via …

Assessing long-range transport (LRT) of pollutants recognizes that multiple sources of
varying scale and location can impact air quality. In the Aburrá Valley, Colombia, and other …

Fluorine (F) is one of the most important environmentally harmful elements released by
volcanic activity, and the bentonite deposits that formed from volcanic ashes are potentially …