HR: 0800h
AN: V41A-05    [Abstracts]
TI: Effect of the ash Fall on the Human Health at Colima Volcano During 2005-2006.
AU: * Nieto, A
EM: amielnieto@ciencias.unam.mx
AF: Amiel Nieto, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Circuito exterior S/N. Ciudad Universitaria., Mexico, D.F 04510, Mexico
AU: Martin, A L
EM: analil@geofisica.unam.mx
AF: Amiel Nieto, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Circuito exterior S/N. Ciudad Universitaria., Mexico, D.F 04510, Mexico
AU: Fonseca, R
EM: rfons@hotmail.com
AU: Garcia, M
EM: mg_garcia@hotmail.com
class='hr'> AB: Colima Volcano in western Mexico had several small ash emitting eruptions during 2005-2006. In this time period we studied the impact of the ash fall on human health through field observations, interviews and health data processing. The volcano was most active in May-June 2005. Data from 15.000 medical records of the Colima and Jalisco State Health Departments show two main health problems in humans during this time: Conjunctivitis was detected in 1,933 people and respiratory disease in 12,630 people in an area of 1,841,283 km2 which was affected by small amounts of ash fall near the volcano in 2005. Ash emissions from Colima Volcano correlate well with increased affections. When emissions increased so did the frequency of these health problems in the population.
DE: 8419 Volcano monitoring (7280)
SC: Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology [V]
MN: 2007 Joint Assembly