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Old 02-19-2012, 12:34 AM   #118 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
According to the USGS Kīlauea emits 2,000 to 4,000 tons of SO2 (which absorbs water and mass) and becomes hydrogen sulfate.
So not really worried about that.
According to the EPA "Over 65% of SO2 released to the air, or more than 13 million tons per year, comes from electric utilities, especially those that burn coal." (Cited here: http://www.a2gov.org/government/publ...Pages/sox.aspx )

Kilauea emits about 850 tons/day, about 310,000 tons/year, or about 2.4% of what US power plants emit AFTER implementing all the emissions controls required by the Clean Air act.

Seems like you need to work on your math, in addition to basic science. And then you might work on a bit of history, and look up the effects of major sulfate-releasing eruptions from Pinatubo back through Krakatoa & Tambora to Lakhi.
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