in Iceland. Hydrogen sulfide is tolerated at higher concentrations than
SO2, but is harmful at high enough concentrations for a long enough
time.
More informationMore information on the health effects og volcanic gases can be foundon the webpage of I nternational Volcanic Health Hazard netweork (IVHHN).Information on air quality in Iceland can be found ont he webpage of The Environment Agency
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about 42 meters.
Energy of the geothermal areas in Bardarbunga is now few hundred megawatts and the melting of water is
estimated around 2 cubic meters per. second. The water goes into Skjálfandafljót og Jökulsá á Fjöllum. The flow is
too small to effect the total water flow of the rivers.
Around 20 smaller earthquakes are detected in the dyke and at the eruption site in Holuhraun, all
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Eldgos í Eyjafjallajökli –
hlutverk Veðurstofu Íslands
Sigrún Karlsdóttir, Guðrún Nína Petersen, Halldór Björnsson,
Halldór Pétursson, Hróbjartur Þorsteinsson, Kristín Vogfjörð og
Þórður Arason
Photo:
B. Pálmason
Tasks of the Icelandic
Meteorological Office
Responsibilities:
Monitoring, forecasting and issuance of warnings in the field of
Meteorology
Seismology and volcanic activities
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