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Table 2 Summary of experiments conducted on volcanic ash samples

From: Assessment of the potential respiratory hazard of volcanic ash from future Icelandic eruptions: a study of archived basaltic to rhyolitic ash samples

Sample

PSD

XRF

XRD

SEM

TEM

SSA

EPR

Fe

Hem

Askja-55d

x

x

 

x

     

Askja-56a

x

x

 

x

     

Askja-59b

x

x

 

x

 

x

x

x

x

Hekla-4

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Hekla-1158

 

x

       

Hekla-1980

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

Katla-1755

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

Reyk-1227

x

x

x

x

     

Laki-SnV

x

x

x

      

Laki-SnVII

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

Orae-s13

x

x

x

x

     

Orae-s1

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

Snae-1

  

x

x

     

Veid-1477

x

x

x

x

     
  1. Insufficient sample mass limited the range of analyses performed on some samples. Analyses include: particle size distribution (PSD); X-ray fluorescence (XRF); X-ray diffraction (XRD); scanning electron microscopy (SEM); transmission electron microscopy (TEM); BET-N2 specific surface area (SSA); electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR); available surface iron (Fe); and particle-induced hemolysis (Hem)
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