Health effects following the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption: a cohort study

…, H Runolfsson, H Briem, RG Finnbjornsdottir… - BMJ open, 2012 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The study aimed to determine whether exposure to a volcanic eruption was
associated with increased prevalence of physical and/or mental symptoms. Design Cohort, with …

[HTML][HTML] Increased respiratory morbidity associated with exposure to a mature volcanic plume from a large Icelandic fissure eruption

…, S Barsotti, F Dominici, RG Finnbjornsdottir… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The 2014–15 Holuhraun eruption in Iceland was the largest fissure eruption in over 200 years,
emitting prodigious amounts of gas and particulate matter into the troposphere. Reykjavík…

Air pollution in Iceland and the effects on human health. Review

G Gudmundsson, RG Finnbjornsdottir… - Laeknabladid, 2019 - europepmc.org
This review is on air pollution in Iceland and how it affects human health. Air pollution can be
described as a condition, where levels of compounds in the atmosphere are so high that it …

[HTML][HTML] Severe volcanic SO2 exposure and respiratory morbidity in the Icelandic population – a register study

…, H Briem, F Dominici, RG Finnbjornsdottir… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Background The Holuhraun volcanic eruption September 2014 to February 2015 emitted
large amounts of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ). The aim of this study was to determine the association …

Hydrogen sulfide and traffic-related air pollutants in association with increased mortality: a case-crossover study in Reykjavik, Iceland

RG Finnbjornsdottir, A Oudin, BT Elvarsson… - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To study the association between daily mortality and short-term increases in air
pollutants, both traffic-related and the geothermal source-specific hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S). …

[HTML][HTML] Association between daily hydrogen sulfide exposure and incidence of emergency hospital visits: a population-based study

RG Finnbjornsdottir, HK Carlsen, T Thorsteinsson… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The adverse health effects of high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S)
exposure are well known, though the possible effects of low concentrations have not been …

[HTML][HTML] Ambient nitrogen dioxide is associated with emergency hospital visits for atrial fibrillation: a population-based case-crossover study in Reykjavik, Iceland

S Halldorsdottir, RG Finnbjornsdottir, BT Elvarsson… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Background In Iceland air quality is generally good; however, previous studies indicate that
there is an association between air pollution in Reykjavik and adverse health effects as …

[HTML][HTML] Association of air pollution and use of glyceryl trinitrate against angina pectoris: a population-based case-crossover study

RG Finnbjornsdottir, H Zoëga, O Olafsson… - Environmental …, 2013 - Springer
Background Ambient air pollution has been associated with increased cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality. In Reykjavik, Iceland, air pollutant concentrations exceed official health …

Ambient air pollution and emergency department visits and hospitalisation for cardiac arrest: a population-based case–crossover study in Reykjavik, Iceland

S Halldorsdottir, RG Finnbjornsdottir, BT Elvarsson… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To assess the association between traffic-related ambient air pollution and
emergency hospital visits for cardiac arrest. Design Case–crossover design was used with a lag …

Air pollution in Reykjavík and dispensation of drugs for angina pectoris

RG Finnbjörnsdóttir - 2012 - skemman.is
Introduction: Ambient air pollution is associated with increase in morbidity from heart diseases.
Air pollutant concentrations in the Reykjavík area are known to surpass official health …