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Mount Pelee Volcanic Hazards
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GASES
 
Mode of action: corrosion, chemical reaction (dissolution, precipitation, oxydoreduction)
Distance d’effet : (average) 20-30 km
Speed: (average) < 15 m/s
Variable effects according to the nature and of the concentration of gases

Infrastructures : premature ageing of the metal structures
On humans : irritations, burns, respiratory insufficiencies, death...
 
 
Gases Hazard Map for mount Pelee volcano 
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