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Producing sustainable building materials from volcanic ash and rocks

A picture of volcano Mount Etna showing how we can use volcanic debris for sustainable building materials

8,000 years ago, a massive eruption at Etna caused a landslide. Image: REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello

Sean Fleming
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