BBC NewsOnline's
Alex Kirby has produced a concise summary (based on the consequences of the 1991 Gulf War) of the potential
long-term consequences to the environment + human health of the anticipated War on Iraq.
Problems include:
* The
contamination of drinking water + water tables by oil and other chemicals.
* The
release of dangerous compounds when factories or weapons facilities are destroyed.
* The release of
soot, sulphur + other air pollution if oil wells are set on fire.
* The coating of hundreds of kilometers of coast if
oil is released into the sea.
* The
draining of southern marshes as a weapon of war.
* The dispersal of radioactive dust if
Depleted Uranium is used in armour piercing munitions.
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