According to Syria, the wet deposition might have included acidic components, ionic components, soluble metals, elemental carbon and soluble organic fractions.

The ionic composition of the solar wind, measured by Ulysses, indicates that its source in the coronal gas measures just over a million degrees Centigrade.

The publicity and resulting panic surrounding the WHO s announcement of Phase 5 and 6 alerts especially in the absence (until December) of widely available vaccine also brought out fraudsters peddling all sorts of ineffective and possibly dangerous protective gear and nostrums gloves, masks, dietary supplements, shampoo, a nasal sanitizer, and a spray that supposedly coats the hands with a layer of anti microbial ionic silver.