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<p><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif">GRENers</font></p><p><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif">Although the volcanic eruptions in Iceland may not have a significant impact on the air, water and food pollution in our area as long as the ash does not blow in our direction, the following may be of interest to some.<b><br>
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<font color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/Clinch_2009_Fluoride_Air_Pollution.pdf">Fluoride
Air Pollution</a></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">New
York Times</font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/health/19iht-health.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/health/19iht-health.html</a></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">"The
greatest environmental concern from volcanic ash, and the most
significant risk to grazing livestock, would be fluoride content in
ash deposits"<br></font></font><font size="2"><br></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif">Associated
Press</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100418/ap_on_re_eu/eu_iceland_volcano_farmers">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100418/ap_on_re_eu/eu_iceland_volcano_farmers</a></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><a name="lw_1271618638_3"></a></font><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-weight: normal;">"The
risk is of </span></font><font color="#000000"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">fluoride
poisoning</span></span></font><font color="#000000"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
if they breathe or eat too much," Hilmarsdottir said through a
white protective mask. The fluoride in the ash creates acid in
the animals' stomachs, corroding the intestines and causing
hemorrhages. It also binds with calcium in the blood stream, and
after heavy exposure over a period of days makes bones frail, even
causing teeth to crumble.</span></font></font></p>
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<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif">Pravda</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif">Fluoride in Icelandic
Volcanic Ash threatens humans, animals, plants</font></p><p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif">
<a href="http://english.pravda.ru/world/europe/15-04-2010/113035-icelandic_ash-0">http://english.pravda.ru/world/europe/15-04-2010/113035-icelandic_ash-0</a></font></p>
<p align="justify"><font color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
last time this volcano erupted in 1821-1823, sheep and cows on its
slopes were killed by toxic fluoride gas which also affects horses
and humans. Easily absorbed through the skin or eyes, a quantity as
small as 28 mg per kilo of body mass is fatal.</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-weight: normal;" align="left"><font color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Science
Magazine</font></font></p>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/306/5700/1278">http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/306/5700/1278</a></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-weight: normal;" align="left"><font color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">In
a previous eruption of Mt. Hekla in Iceland, the fluoride killed
livestock and gave people crippling skeletal fluorosis </font></font>
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<br>-- <br>Carole <br>