Article Abstract

	Title:	How to stop or slow down lava flows
	Author:	R.D. Schuiling
	Address:	Institute of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University PO Box 80021, 3508 Utrecht, The Netherlands
	Journal:	International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 2008 - Vol. 8, No.3  pp. 282 - 285
	Abstract:	It is proposed to use the strongly endothermic dissociation reactions of common carbonate rocks to rapidly cool lava flows, in order to prevent them from destroying human habitations.
	Keywords:	lava cooling; endothermic reactions; lava flows; lava tubes; ophicalcite; volcanic hazards; carbonate rocks; volcanoes.
	DOI:	10.1504/IJGENVI.2008.018643
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