Toxic Legacy: Mustard Gas in the Sea Around Us

This essay examines the toxic legacy of American and Canadian sea disposal of mustard gas after World War II. Military ocean dumping of mustard gas and other chemical warfare material has created an enduring and global environmental and public health problem.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of law, medicine & ethics medicine & ethics, 2011-03, Vol.39 (1), p.34-40
1. Verfasser:	Smith, Susan L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Armed forces Army Biological & chemical weapons Bombs Canada Chemical warfare Chemical Warfare Agents - history Environmental degradation Experiments Gases Government regulation Health hazards Health risks History, 20th Century Humans Indexing in process Laws, regulations and rules Military personnel Military supplies Mustard gas Mustard Gas - history Ocean Ocean dumping Ocean waste disposal Oceans and Seas Public health United States Waste disposal in the ocean Waste management Water Pollution, Chemical World War I World War II World war, 1939-45
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Zusammenfassung:	This essay examines the toxic legacy of American and Canadian sea disposal of mustard gas after World War II. Military ocean dumping of mustard gas and other chemical warfare material has created an enduring and global environmental and public health problem.
ISSN:	1073-1105 1748-720X
DOI:	10.1111/j.1748-720X.2011.00546.x