Il vulcano e i nostri polmoni.

L’AIPRI invita le autorità a l’applicazione del principio di precauzione al momento del passaggio della nube vulcanica ricca di particelle sottili di metalli nocivi (piombo, zinco, mercurio, arsenico, ecc.). Questi metalli non fanno bene ne ai motori degli aerei ne ai polmoni. E raccomandabile che le persone sensibili ed i bambini moderino la loro attività aerobica durante la permanenza di questa nube sul territorio.

Chemical composition of ash and scoria from the eruption in Eyjafjallajökull
http://www.earthice.hi.is/page/IES-EY-CEMCOM

NATO: F-16 fighters damaged by volcanic ash
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100419/ap_on_re_eu/eu_volcano_jets_damaged

http://wwwobs.univ-bpclermont.fr/SO/televolc/hotvolc/Islande_Avril2010/index.php

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