Fluorine poisoning in victims of the 1793-84 eruption of the Laki fissure
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Project Details |
Title: | Fluorine poisoning in victims of the 1793-84 eruption of the Laki fissure |
Permalink: | https://www.nabohome.org/cgi-bin/explore.pl?seq=116 |
Abstract: | The eruption of the Laki fissure was the greatest calamity to affect Iceland since its settlement. It is estimated that 20% of the population died from starvation and disease. The aim of this project is to investigate causes of death in people who lived near the eruption. Written sources suggest that many may have died from fluorine posining. This is done by observing skeletal material - which first had to be located in graveyards known to have been in use at the time of the eruption. |
Country: | Iceland |
Project Start Year: | 2005 |
Projected End Year: | 2006 |
Account Owner |
Contact: |
Fornleifastofnun Íslands |
Postal Address: |
Bárugata 3, 101 Reykjavík, ICELAND |
Post Code: |
101 |
Telephone: |
00354-5511033 |
Website: |
http://www.instarch.is |
Email: |
fsi@instarch.is |
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Project Location
Latitude: 63.790069°N
Longitude: 18.391113°W