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Ash fall in Iceland volcano could contaminate drinking water

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The fallout of volcanic ash over parts of Iceland could jeopardise the safety of drinking water, health authorities have warned, but said the greatest health risk was to livestock.
“It is important to prevent the ash from reaching water supplies, both for public and animal health reasons and for safe milk production,” Halldor Runolfsson of the [...]