Re: idiopathic lung fibrosis - caused by exposure to volcano fumes?

From: Peter Meiers (Tren_Dean_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/01/04 

Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:40:46 +0200

Alex Hunsley wrote:

> Shortly before he noticed the breathlessness getting worse, he was
> walking on a volcano and got exposed to some sulphorous fumes, and the
> air was dusty.
> So my question is: could exposure to sulphorous vent fumes on a volcano
> have caused the damage/scarring to his lungs? I've found a few
> references to volcanic lung damage on the web, but nothing too helpful.
> At the time of exposure to the fumes, he didn't notice any huge effect,
> but presumably the damage might not happen immediately?
>
> Of course, he is seeing a consultant about this, but I thought it worth
> asking here in case anyone had any relevant info or ideas!

What rarely is mentioned in the context of volcanos is that their fumes
and dusts often contain fluorides, silicon fluoride, and hydrogen
fluoride. Those compounds, if inhaled, have a lung damaging effect that
in many cases becomes obvious only some time (hours) after exposure.
Since the early 20th century already, so-called lung fibrosis and severe
pneumonias have been reported in fluoride-exposed workers, or in people
who accidentally inhaled fluoride compounds. You can find something
about that in Christopher Bryson´s "Fluoride Deception" book. If you are
interested I can also mail you some references.

My email can be found at the homepage given below (under "imprint").

Best,
Peter 

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