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Connection Between Power Plant Emissions And Death Will Not Be Investigated
Despite research showing a connection between sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from geothermal plants and shortened lifespans of those who live near them, the Directorate of Health says they will not be investigating the matter further. RÚV reports that Haraldur Briem, an epidemiologist…
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New Invention: Affordable Household Volcanic Pollution Filter
According to RÚV, engineer and inventor Skúli Barker has designed an affordable solution to indoors sulfur dioxide (SO2) pollution: a device composed of a cheap, standard vacuum cleaner, a water-filled tube and his own bubble-splitting element. The vacuum cleaner draws air through…
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High Levels Of Sulphur Dioxide In Capital Area
SO2 from the Holuhraun eruption has enveloped southwest Iceland again, at levels high enough at times to warrant staying indoors. RÚV reports that sulphur dioxide in concentrations of 600 to 2,000 µg/m3 is considered possibly harmful to those sensitive to the gas,…
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Sulphur Dioxide Cloud Over Reykjavík
Sulphur dioxide levels in the capital area were so high today that a cloud of the volcanic gas could be seen hanging over Reykjavík. MBL reports that levels of sulphur dioxide from the Holuhraun eruption were high enough in the capital area…
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Sulphur Dioxide Back In The Capital
It looks as though our long-term friend sulphur dioxide will be spending a couple days in the capital area – starting tonight. MBL reports that there were low levels of SO2 from the Holuhraun eruption in the capital area today. The highest…
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Red Cabbage As Eruption Pollution Meter
One enterprising Icelander discovered a way to gauge levels of sulphur dioxide pollution, in a decidedly Icelandic way. Sulphur dioxide from the Holuhraun eruption has been plaguing east Iceland for weeks now, and the noxious gas sometimes compels locals to stay indoors.…
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Heavy Volcanic Eruption Pollution In Southeast Iceland
Residents of Höfn are being advised to stay indoors as SO2 levels from the Holuhraun eruption reach uncomfortable levels. The Icelandic Met Office reports exceptionally high levels of sulphur dioxide from the Holuhraun eruption washing over the southeast corner of the country.…
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Poison Gas Cloud Heads For Capital
Sulphur dioxide emissions from the Holuhraun eruption are now blowing southwest, covering parts of Snæfellsnes and the greater Reykjavík area. The Icelandic Met Office reported that the poisonous gas will be moving west and southwest both today and tomorrow, with small amounts…
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Playschool Kids Kept Indoors Due To Eruption Pollution
Playschool children were kept indoors in an east Iceland town after sulphur dioxide from the Holuhraun eruption began to affect area residents. MBL reports that residents of Breiðdalsvík in east Iceland discovered today clouds of SO2 darkening the skies. The gas caused…
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Poison Gas Cloud Moving From Northeast To Southeast
Emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2) from the Holuhraun eruption will go from moving northeast to southeast over the next 24 hours. The new SO2 cloud forecast for the next 24 hours has been released. While there is no sign that the gas…
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Poison Gas Cloud Heading Northeast
The Icelandic Met Office predicts sulphur dioxide (SO2) gas from the Holuhraun eruption will move north and east over the next 24 hours. As can be seen, the Met Office has two maps for predicted areas where significant levels of SO2 will…
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Sulphur Dioxide Cloud Moving West And South
The cloud of SO2 emanating from the Holuhraun eruption is moving both further west and further south. The Icelandic Met Office reports that the SO2 from the Holuhraun eruption has already spread over a large portion of the country. Currently, it covers…
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Volcano Update: Bárðarbunga Continues To Subside
The subsidence of the Bárðarbunga caldera continues, sinking by 45 cm just this morning following an earthquake with the magnitude of 5.4, reports RÚV. Yesterday, Civil Protection (CPEM) reported a subsidence of over 50 cm. Currently there is no information about the progress…
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Eruption Pollution Likely To Hit Whole Country
If Holuhraun continues erupting it is likely the whole country will be affected by poisonous SO2 levels, reports RÚV. “[If the eruption continues] we can expect strong levels of SO2, especially to the northwest,” said Þorsteinn Jóhannsson, a specialist working with air…
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Text Messages Insufficient As Eruption Alerts
It has come to light that using text messaging to alert towns and villages of poisonous SO2 levels does not work as well as intended. RÚV reports that some 750kg of SO2 are spewing out of the Holuhraun eruption every second. This…
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Volcanic Pollution In The Air In East Iceland
Sulfur dioxide levels in Reyðarfjörður reached alarming levels yesterday, and residents are advised to exercise caution. Vísir reports that SO2 levels in Reyðarfjörður reached 2600 µg/m3 yesterday morning through midday the same day, and have fallen to 250 µg/m3 today. Despite the…