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 Stories About: air pollution AND Kuwait AND land degradation AND United Nations AND water pollution
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Gulf War Syndrome
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03 Oct 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Gulf War Syndrome Environmental damage in Kuwait stemming from Gulf War activities was far more severe than originally thought, according to a U.N.-financed study whose preliminary results were released yesterday. The study found that pollution from torched oil wells not only filled into the sky, but also seeped into the ground; further, the salt from seawater used to douse the fir ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, Kuwait, land degradation, United Nations, water pollution (all these topics) |
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