IVHHN - The International Volcanic Health Hazard Network

Volcano The International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN) is an umbrella organisation for all research and infromation on volcanic health hazards. IVHHN currently involves 31 expert members from 25 international institutions as well as corresponding members who are signed up to the mailing list. Expert members of IVHHN work in diverse scientific disciplines such as volcanology, epidemiology, toxicology, public health and physical chemistry with a common aim of trying to determine the health effects of volcanic emissions. IVHHN was launched in 2003 and is an IAVCEI Commission.

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IVHHN website re-launched

As you can see, we have updated the IVHHN website! We hope the new site will answer all your questions on volcanic health hazards. Please Contact Us with any comments.

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We are proud to announce the publication of two pamphlets on volcanic ash fall hazards. They are designed for mass distribution at the onset of new eruptions. They are now avaiable in English, Japanese, French Spanish, Portuguese and Swahili with Italian versions being available shortly. Please see our Pamphlets page for further infomation.