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ISIS Spreads Miles-Wide Toxic Gas Cloud Over Iraq
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9:15Now PlayingISIS appears to have bombed a toxic gas plant south of Mosul. A massive cloud of sulfur is poisoning Iraqi air for miles. Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"During a bloody battle for control of Mosul — the last stronghold of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq — militants burned down a chemical plant that spewed choking, corrosive gases across the Middle East.
One of two images released by NASA this week, the first taken on October 22 by its Aqua satellite, shows a giant plume of light-colored smoke billowing from a sulfur fire.
It comes from the Al-Mishraq sulfur mine and processing facility, which is located about 24 miles south of Mosul — right where a US-led coalition of Iraqi and Kurdish forces are trying to advance toward Mosul as they take back villages and towns.
The gray-white smoke comes from the sulfur plant, while the black smoke from oil fires lit by militants months ago in a town called Qayara:
Burning sulfur is not something you want to breathe in, let alone even touch your skin — or your community.
When set on fire, sulfur combines with oxygen to form sulfur dioxide: a colorless, pungent gas that is very toxic, corrosive, and sometimes fatal, according to the Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).
"A severe, short-term exposure may cause long-term respiratory effects," states the CCOHS website.
The reason is that when sulfur dioxide meets water, it instantly dissolves to form sulfuric acid — in throats, on wet skin, in damp soil, and more.”*
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