Thank you OIC! ( and all other inputerer-ers
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( I have just read the two USGS pages and they are very informative)
Its a pitty to see that this thread kinda veered off from my original question.
I was hoping that it wouldn't turn into people pointing the finger at why and what, but alas.
All I wanted to know if that email I received was bogus or had some if not all truth about it.
I had no intention of it becoming a debate, just purely inquisitive about volcanoes and their emissions.
Cheers for all the input, I think I have what I need.
Bartman