The sulfur cloud is not harmful to health, because there is so little sulfur dioxide in the air.
Kaija Länsman,
Linda Tammela
Sulfur clouds following the volcanic eruption that started in Iceland on Monday will also come to Finland along with the air currents. They have already reached Norway on Wednesday, according to the Norwegian NILU research unit.
Senior researcher Wenche Donkey emphasizes that there is no health hazard from the sulfur cloud.
– There is so little sulfur dioxide in the air that you may not even smell it. Our measurements also show that part of the sulfur dioxide turns into sulfate in the particles, says Aas.
NILU’s animation According to ‘s meteorologist, the sulfur dioxide (SO2) released from the eruption, i.e. sulfur gas, seems to be coming to Finland in the southern and central parts Elias Paakkanen.
– Sulfur dioxide travels with air currents. In other words, the air flow from Iceland goes towards Denmark, and from there it continues through northern Germany, northern Poland and the Baltics towards Finland, says Paakkanen.
Iceland also actively monitors how the gases caused by the volcanic eruption move with the wind.
A massive lava eruption began in the southwestern part of Iceland late Monday evening. The eruption was preceded by several weeks of strong earthquakes. Lava has flowed from the fissure to the earth’s surface at about 100-200 cubic meters per second, which is many times the amount compared to last year’s eruptions on the peninsula.
The eruption can last up to three weeks.
According to media reports, there have been no personal injuries, but some buildings have been damaged.