Modelling

• Davies, T., Dykstra, J., (2025), Societal risk-to-life from natural hazards: Assessments, acceptability and actions at Whakaari/White Island and Piopiotahi/Milford Sound, Aotearoa/New Zealand, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 119, 105325, 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105325
• Brody-Heine, S., Katurji, M., Stewart, C., Wilson, T., Smid, E. S., Trancoso, R., (2024), Modeling SO2 dispersion from future eruptions in the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand, Journal of Applied Volcanology, 13, 2, 10.1186/s13617-024-00141-0

Physicochemical or geochemical

• Horwell, C. J., Emerson, H. M., Ashwell, P., Damby, D. E., Self, S., Nattrass, C., Carey, R., Houghton, B., (2025), The crystalline silica respiratory hazard from rhyolitic lava dome eruptions in New Zealand's Taupo Volcanic Zone: A case study from the 1315 CE Kaharoa eruption, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 461, 108309, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2025.108309
• Phillips, N. R., Stewart, M., Olsen, G., Hickey, C. W., (2014), Human health risks of geothermally derived metals and other contaminants in wild-caught food, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 77(6), 346-365, 10.1080/15287394.2013.866915
• Robinson, B., Kim, N., Marchetti, M., Moni, C., Schroeter, L., Van Den Dijssel, C., Milne, G., Clothier, B., (2006), Arsenic hyperaccumulation by aquatic macrophytes in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand, Environmental and Experimental Botany, 58, 206-215, 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2005.08.004
• Durand, M., Florkowski, C., George, P., Walmsley, T., Weinstein, P., Cole, J., (2004), Elevated trace element output in urine following acute volcanic gas exposure, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 134(1-2), 139-148, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.01.007
• Cronin, S. J., Neall, V. E., Lecointre, J. A., Hedley, M. J., Loganathan, P., (2003), Environmental hazards of fluoride in volcanic ash: a case study from Ruapehu volcano, New Zealand, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 121, 271-291, 10.1016/S0377-0273(02)00465-1
• Robinson, B., Duwig, C., Bolan, N., Kannathasan, M., Saravanan, A., (2003), Uptake of arsenic by New Zealand watercress (Lepidium sativum), Science of the Total Environment, 301, 67-73, 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00294-2
• Coote, G. E., Cutress, T. W., Suckling, G. W., (1997), Uptake of fluoride into developing teeth of sheep, following the 1995 volcanic eruption of Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 130(1–4), 571–575, 10.1016/S0168-583X(97)00250-4
• Robinson, B., Brooks, R. R., Outred, H. A., Kirkman, J. H., (1995), Mercury and arsenic in trout from the Taupo Volcanic Zone and Waikato River, North Island, New Zealand, Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability, 7(1), 27-32, 10.1080/09542299.1995.11083237

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance

• Hayes, T., Coleman, B., Locke, M., (2021), Volcanic disruption: the impact of Whakaari White Island on the provision of elective surgical care in Counties Manukau, ANZ Journal of Surgery, 92(1-2), 167-171, 10.1111/ans.17336
• Bergin, C. J., Wilton, S., Taylor, M. H. G., Locke, M., (2021), Thoracic manifestations of inhalational injury caused by the Whakaari/White Island eruption, Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 65(3), 301-308, 10.1111/1754-9485.13159
• Bates, M. N., Bailey, I. L., DiMartino, R. B., Pope, K., Crane, J., Garrett, N., (2017), Lens opacity and hydrogen sulfide in a New Zealand geothermal area, Optometry and Vision Science:, 94(4), 487-495, 10.1097/OPX.0000000000001049
• Pope, K., So, Y. T., Crane, J., Bates, M. N., (2017), Ambient geothermal hydrogen sulfide exposure and peripheral neuropathy, Neurotoxicology, 60, 10-15, 10.1016/j.neuro.2017.02.006
• Bates, M. N., Crane, J., Balmes, J. R., Garrett, N., (2015), Investigation of hydrogen sulfide exposure and lung function, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a geothermal area of New Zealand, PLOS ONE, 10(3): e0122062, 10.1371/journal.pone.0122062
• Reed, B. R., Crane, J., Garrett, N., Woods, D. L., Bates, M. N., (2014), Chronic ambient hydrogen sulfide exposure and cognitive function, Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 42, 68-76, 10.1016/j.ntt.2014.02.002
• Newnham, R. M., Dirks, K. N., Samaranayake, D., (2010), An investigation into long-distance health impacts of the 1996 eruption of Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, Atmospheric Environment, 44(12), 1568-1578, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.12.040
• Durand, M., Wilson, J. G., (2006), Spatial analysis of respiratory disease on an urbanized geothermal field, Environmental Research, 101(2), 238-245, 10.1016/j.envres.2005.08.006
• Bates, M. N., Garrett, N., Shoemack, P., (2002), Investigation of health effects of hydrogen sulfide from a geothermal source, Archives of Environmental Health, 57(5), 405-11, 10.1080/00039890209601428
• Hickling, J., Clements, M., Weinstein, P., Woodward, A., (1999), Acute health effects of the Mount Ruapehu (New Zealand) volcanic eruption of June 1996, International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 9(2), 97-107, 10.1080/09603129973236
• Ronan, K. R., Johnston, D. M., (1999), Behaviourally-based interventions for children following volcanic eruptions: an evaluation of effectiveness, Disaster Prevention and Management, 8(3), 169-176, 10.1108/09653569910275364
• Huzziff, C. A. , Ronan, K. R., (1999), Prediction of children’s coping following a natural disaster: the Mt Ruapehu eruptions, Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, 1999-1
• Bates, M. N., Garrett, N., Graham, B., Read, D., (1998), Cancer incidence, morbidity and geothermal air pollution in Rotorua, New Zealand , International Journal of Epidemiology, 27(1),10–14, 10.1093/ije/27.1.10
• Bates, M. N., Garrett, N., Graham, B., Read, D., (1997), Air pollution and mortality in the Rotorua geothermal area, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 21, 581-586 , 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1997.tb01759.x
• Bradshaw, L., Fishwick, D., Kemp, T., Lewis, S., Rains, N., Slater, T., Pearce, N., Carne, J., (1997), Under the volcano: fire, ash and asthma?, The New Zealand Medical Journal, 110(1040), 90-91
• Ronan, K. R., (1997), The effects of a "benign" disaster: Symptoms of post-traumatic stress in children following a series of volcanic eruptions, Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, 1(1)

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Modelling

• Locke, M., Wilton, S., Borowczyk, K., Stapelberg, F., Wong She, R., (2021), Comparison of predictive model of care requirements for burns patients with operative requirements following volcanic burns, Journal of Burn Care and Research, 42(5),1003-1010, 10.1093/jbcr/irab019

Leaching

• Tomašek, I., Damby, D. E., Stewart, C., Horwell, C. J., Plumlee, G. S., Ottley, C. J., Delmelle, P., Morman, S., Yazidia, S. E., Claeys, P., Kervyn, M., Elskens, M., Leermakers, M., (2021), Development of a simulated lung fluid leaching method to assess the release of potentially toxic elements from volcanic ash., Chemosphere, 278, 130303, 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130303

Leaching, Physicochemical or geochemical

• Cronin, S. J., Stewart, C., Zernack, A., Brenna, M., Procter, J. N., Pardo, N., Christenson, B., Wilson, T., Stewart, R. B., Irwin, M., (2014), Volcanic ash leachate compositions and assessment of health and agricultural hazards from 2012 hydrothermal eruptions, Tongariro, New Zealand, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 286, 233-247, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.07.002

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing

• Bates, M. N., Garrett, N., Crane, J., Balmes, J. R., (2013), Associations of ambient hydrogen sulfide exposure with self-reported asthma and asthma symptoms, Environmental Research, 122, 81-87, 10.1016/j.envres.2013.02.002

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Toxicological

• Bassindale, T., Hosking, M., (2011), Deaths in Rotorua's geothermal hot pools: Hydrogen sulphide poisoning, Forensic Science International, 207(1-3), e28-e29, 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.11.025

Reviews/ Overviews

• Wilson, T., Stewart, C., Cole, J., Johnston, D., Cronin, S., (2010), Vulnerability of farm water supply systems to volcanic ash fall, Environmental Earth Sciences, 61(4), 675-688, 10.1007/s12665-009-0380-2
• Durand, M., (2006), Indoor air pollution caused by geothermal gases, Building and Environment, 41(11), 1607-1610, 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.06.001
• Cronin, S. J., Manoharan, V., Hedley, M. J., Longanathan, P. L., (2000), Fluoride: A review of its fate, bioavailability, and risks of fluorosis in grazed-pasture systems in New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 43, 295-321, 10.1080/00288233.2000.9513430
• Weinstein, P., Patel, A., (1997), The Mount Ruapehu eruption, 1996: a review of potential health effects, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 21(7), 773-778, 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1997.tb01794.x
• Gregory, N. G., Neall, V. E., (1996), Toxicity hazards arising from volcanic activity, Surveillance, 23(2), 14-16

Modelling, Reviews/ Overviews

• Stewart, C., Johnston, D. M., Leonard, G. S., Horwell, C. J., Thordarson, T., Cronin, S. J., (2006), Contamination of water supplies by volcanic ashfall: A literature review and simple impact modelling, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 158(3-4), 296-306, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.07.002

Personal, ambient & remote monitoring/sensing

• Horwell, C. J., Patterson, J. E., Gamble, J. A., Allen, A. G., (2005), Monitoring and mapping of hydrogen sulphide emissions across an active geothermal field: Rotorua, New Zealand, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 139(3-4), 259-269, 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.08.010
• Durand, M., Scott, B. J., (2005), Geothermal ground gas emissions and indoor air pollution in Rotorua, New Zealand, Science of the Total Environment, 345(1-3), 69-80, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.10.023
• Horwell, C. J., Allen, A. G., Mather, T. A., Patterson, J. E., (2004), Evaluation of a simple passive sampling technique for monitoring volcanogenic hydrogen sulphide, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 6, 630-635, 10.1039/b400746h
• Fellows, K., Bates, M. N., (1998), Mercury concentrations in ambient air of the Rotorua, New Zealand, geothermal area, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 60, 885-891, 10.1007/s001289900710

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Social research

• Miller, M., Paton, D., Johnston, D. M., (1999), Community vulnerability to volcanic hazard consequences, Disaster Prevention and Management, 8(4), 255-260, 10.1108/09653569910283888
• Ronan, K. R., (1997), The effects of a series of volcanic eruptions on emotional and behavioural functioning in children with asthma, New Zealand Medical Journal, 110(1042), 145-147