Gulf oil catastrophe critical

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                   To    All
              Subject    Kuwait Oil Fire Conf: Harvard, Aug

              AREA:BIONEWS
              9:05 am Jul 27, 1991
              Source: Peacenet
              (Fido:250/222) igc:larris
              Conf:en.climate

              KUWAIT OIL FIRE CONFERENCE

              August 12-14, 1991, American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Cambridge,
              Massachusetts.

              This conference is jointly sponsored by the UN Development Fund and
              the Arab Fund for Economic and Social-Development, and is being
              arranged by the Harvard School of Public Health.

              Registration is US $150, and the registration deadline is Aucjust.lst.
              For more information, contact Anne Jardin, Conference Coordinator,
              Kuwait Oil Fire Conference, Harvard School of Public Health, 665
              Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. Phone 617-432-4497 or
              432-1259, Fax 617-432-1226.

              Agenda:

              Effects of the Gulf War on Air, Land and Sea
              History and Status of the Fires
              The Iraqi Occupation of Kuwait - An Environmental Catastrophe
              Air Pollution incidents
              Measurement of Air Pollution from the Fires
              Geography & Demography of Kuwait and the Gulf
              Predictions of Air Pollution Concentrations
              Rick Assessment and Epidemiology
              Ecological Impacts
              What can be Done? What can be Learned?

              (Each listed topic has several associated @akers/papers)

              This looks quite interesting. The primary focus is on health effects,
              with comparisons made to other problems areas (London, NY).



              (Message # 35: 8233 bytes, New)
              Date:      Mon, 19 Aug 91 15:05:42 EDT
              From:      14ichael Wrazen (PBMA) 
              To:        CERLOS5.INFO.WPAFB.AF.MIL
MY.MIL
              Subject:   Kuwait

              Please pass on to Dr. E. Smith.
              thanx

                 Date : 18-Aug-91 22:50
                 From : William Bowles
                   To : All
              Subject : Gulf oil fires critical





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Subject = Gulf oil catastrophe critical
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