According to the data collected by the team, 80% of the sulfur dioxide pollution detected in Ny-Ålesund, a remote town in the Arctic, could be traced directly back to the Icelandic volcano.

A volcano spewed lava and smoke over southwestern Iceland for a second day on Friday raising fears of spreading pollution hours after its eruption forced the evacuation of a spa resort. Sign up here.

It is a form of air pollution caused by volcanic activity. When a volcano starts flaring up, sputtering, and spewing emissions into the atmosphere, vog often develops.

The separation method was published in the journal Environmental Pollution in 2017. 2:29 On average, Vanderzyl found 21 plastic bits per every 50 grams of sand.

Iceland volcano eruption raises pollution fears, spa evacuated The flow from the volcano has since slowed, Rikke Pedersen, head of the Nordic Volcanological Centre, said.