The occurrence of elevated concentrations of fluoride in the drinking water supply in many
regions of the world has caused widespread prevalence of dental and skeletal fluorosis. In …

Explosive eruptions can severely disturb landscapes downwind or downstream of volcanoes
by damaging vegetation and depositing large volumes of erodible fragmental material. As a …

Background and purpose Volcanic eruptions of pyroclastic tephra, including the ash-sized
fraction (< 2 mm; referred to as volcanic ash), have negative direct impacts on soil quality …

The correlation between large igneous provinces (LIPs), extinction events, and rapid climate
change suggests that volcanism can have a detrimental impact on Earth surface conditions …

Tephra is a unique volcanic product with an unparalleled role in understanding past
eruptions, long-term behavior of volcanoes, and the effects of volcanism on climate and the …

Preservation of organic carbon (C org) in marine sediments plays a major role in defining
ocean-atmosphere CO 2 levels, Earth climate, and the generation of hydrocarbons …

This study assesses the potential impacts on human health of volcanic ash emitted during
the 2021 Tajogaite eruption (La Palma Island, Spain). Ash samples were physically and …

Volcanic ash presents a widespread and common hazard during and after eruptions.
Complex interactions between solid ash surfaces and volcanic gases lead to the formation …

The 10 day explosive phase of the 2008–2009 eruption of Chaitén volcano, Chile, draped
adjacent watersheds with a few cm to> 1 m of tephra. Subsequent lava‐dome collapses …

Large explosive eruptions can bury landscapes beneath thick layers of tephra. Rivers
subsequently overloaded with excess pyroclastic sediments have some of the highest …