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POSTnote. It was first published on Tuesday, 25 March 2014. It was last updated on Tuesday, 25 March 2014.


Oil fires in Kuwait - an update

POSTnote 21 described possible environmental consequences of Iraqi sabotage of Kuwaiti oil wells, before significant numbers of wells had been set on fire. Now the extent of destruction has become clearer, it is possible to narrow some of the uncertainties in the previous analyses.

This POSTnote provides and update to POSTnote 21 presenting a range of possible effects and setting out the main considerations involved in predicting the environmental effects of the sabotage of Kuwaiti oil wells

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Type
Research briefing
Reference
POST-PN-23 
Subjects
Air pollution Kuwait Fires Oil Pollution control Refineries Atmosphere
Contains statistics
Yes
Published by
POST
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