Guidelines and Databases

IVHHN is in the process of producing a set of guidelines and databases on volcanic health issues.

These are also provided fully translated into Japanese and Spanish. You can still use the translation tool on the right hand side to automatically translate the English articles into any of the available languages.

Please click on the links below to go to IVHHN's Guidelines and Databases pages:

Protocol for analysis of bulk ash samples

(for scientists)

Volcanic Gas Guidelines

(for emergency managers and scientists)

	Japanese Gas Guidelines
	Guia sobre gases volcanicos

Volcanic Ash Leachate Analysis Database (for scientists)

	Japanese Leachate Guidelines
	Base de datos para lixiviado

	Japanese Mask Guidelines
	Máscaras protectoras de polvo
	Mascaras de poeiras recomendadas

Ash Collection Procedures (for scientists)

	Japanese Collection
	Procedimientos para colectar muestras de cenizas

Ash Grain-Size Distribution Analysis (for scientists)

	Japanese Grain-Size Guidelines
	Guia Para El Analisis De la Distribucion

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PAMPHLETS

Download our pamphlets on preparing for ashfall and on the health hazards of ash. They are designed for mass distribution at the onset of new eruptions. They are now avaiable in English, Japanese, French Spanish, Portuguese, Swahili, Indonesian and Icelandic with Italian versions being available shortly. Please see our Pamphlets page for further infomation.

ICELAND

The report on the health hazard of ash which fell on Iceland during the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull is now available to download. Our pamhlets are also available in Icelandic for download.