Typically produced by burning coal or oil, sulphur dioxide also spews from volcanic activity and can cause throat irritation, nausea, and abdominal pain when inhaled at elevated levels.

BRITS have been warned a sulphur dioxide gas cloud is set to hover above the UK in hours. The Met Office confirmed a cloud of SO2 was triggered by huge seismic activity on Reykjanes Peninsula ...

The Met Office is continuing to monitor a sulphur dioxide plume that crossed the UK today, amid speculation it could cause sickness. London, Norwich and Hull are among the cities exposed to the ...

It was released high into the atmosphere by a volcano in Iceland and should have "little influence on ground-level air quality", the forecaster said. Sulphur dioxide is a colourless gas with a strong ...

Sulphur dioxide is categorised as "toxic and corrosive" by the UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) is usually produced by burning specific materials like coal and oils, and exposure can prove deadly.

The Met Office has said it is monitoring a cloud of sulphur dioxide which passed over the UK after a volcanic eruption in Iceland. The “plume” of gas is understood to have begun passing over ...

Sulphur dioxide is a colourless gas with a strong smell which is commonly released in coal burning and other refining or manufacturing processes. The gas can cause irritation to the throat ...

Sulphur Springs is billed as having the Caribbean's "only drive-in volcano," meaning that visitors are able to safely drive right by an active volcano. Located in the western town of Soufrière ...

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