UK - North Wales News Volcanic Ash on Snowdon... all the way from Iceland
North Wales News Volcanic Ash on Snowdon... all the way from Iceland
Jun 28 2010 by Eryl Crump, Daily Post
CCW volunteer Alex McGregor collects grass for sampling at the CCW monitoring station above Llyn Llydaw, opposite the summit of Snowdon
ASH still falling from the Icelandic volcano which caused flight chaos for thousands is being tested on Snowdonia.
Scientists are collecting samples of grass and rain at a monitoring station on Snowdon to study the environmental impact of the ash cloud.
Dylan Lloyd, Environmental Surveillance Officer for the Countryside Council of Wales (CCW), said: “Early indications are there have been no dramatic changes as a result of the volcano’s eruption. But the results from our samples, and those from other stations, are still being analysed by Defra and we await the final results.”
The Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland may no longer be emitting ash but the research being carried out is still valuable, CCW Environmental Change Network project officer Alex Turner said: “If another volcano erupts – its near neighbour is quite active – we would have valuable data from this research to enable us to accurately assess its impact.”
After collection the samples are sent to a laboratory in Newcastle.
“The grass will be dried and tested for fluoride. High concentrations of fluoride can affect livestock. Volcanic eruptions in the past are believed to have caused high mortality levels in Icelandic livestock................
Jun 28 2010 by Eryl Crump, Daily Post
CCW volunteer Alex McGregor collects grass for sampling at the CCW monitoring station above Llyn Llydaw, opposite the summit of Snowdon
ASH still falling from the Icelandic volcano which caused flight chaos for thousands is being tested on Snowdonia.
Scientists are collecting samples of grass and rain at a monitoring station on Snowdon to study the environmental impact of the ash cloud.
Dylan Lloyd, Environmental Surveillance Officer for the Countryside Council of Wales (CCW), said: “Early indications are there have been no dramatic changes as a result of the volcano’s eruption. But the results from our samples, and those from other stations, are still being analysed by Defra and we await the final results.”
The Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland may no longer be emitting ash but the research being carried out is still valuable, CCW Environmental Change Network project officer Alex Turner said: “If another volcano erupts – its near neighbour is quite active – we would have valuable data from this research to enable us to accurately assess its impact.”
After collection the samples are sent to a laboratory in Newcastle.
“The grass will be dried and tested for fluoride. High concentrations of fluoride can affect livestock. Volcanic eruptions in the past are believed to have caused high mortality levels in Icelandic livestock................
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