Iodine-131 (usually in the chemical form of iodide) is a component of nuclear fallout, and is particularly dangerous owing to the thyroid gland's propensity to concentrate ingested iodine, where it is kept for periods longer than this isotope's radiological half-life of eight days.
Magma is composed of molten rock and is stored in the Earthâs crust. Lava is magma that reaches the surface of our planet through a volcano vent. Lava flow, Hawai. Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Society.agma is composed of molten rock and is stored in the Earthâs crust. Lava is magma that reaches the surface of our planet through a volcano vent. Lava flow, Hawai. Courtesy of the U.S. Geological Society.
Lava is the extrusive equivalent of magma. Magma (from Greek Î¼Î¬Î³Î¼Î±, thick unguent) is a mixture of molten or semi-molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and is expected to exist on other terrestrial planets.Besides molten rock, magma may also contain suspended crystals, dissolved gas and sometimes gas bubbles.ava is the extrusive equivalent of magma. Magma (from Greek Î¼Î¬Î³Î¼Î±, thick unguent) is a mixture of molten or semi-molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and is expected to exist on other terrestrial planets.