<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>PAX: New desk study on Syria identifies pollution risks to civilians<br><br><img align="center" alt="" width="550" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 550px; padding-bottom: 0px; display: inline !important; " id="3b324b40-b19a-47ed-8bf5-73500befbf70" height="420" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:388CBF51-3A4B-4B70-AD2A-EBBE554AE874"><br><br></div><div>The ongoing conflict in Syria is likely to have a disastrous impact on the environment and public health, according to a new study published by PAX. Four years of fighting has left cities in rubble and caused widespread damage to industrial sites, critical infrastructure and the oil industry. Pollution from these forms of damage is likely to result in acute and chronic risks to civilians and will have a long-term impact on the environment that they depend on.</div><div><br></div><div>For the blog, go to</div><div><a href="http://www.toxicremnantsofwar.info/new-desk-study-on-syria-identifies-pollution-risks-to-civilians/">http://www.toxicremnantsofwar.info/new-desk-study-on-syria-identifies-pollution-risks-to-civilians/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Follow the link to the entire report.</div><div><br><br></div><div><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">
<div><div>--</div><div><br></div><div>Lenny Siegel</div><div>Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight</div><div>a project of the Pacific Studies Center</div><div>278-A Hope Street</div><div>Mountain View, CA 94041</div><div>Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545</div><div>Fax: 650-961-8918</div><div><a href="mailto:LSiegel@cpeo.org">LSiegel@cpeo.org</a></div><div><a href="http://www.cpeo.org">http://www.cpeo.org</a></div></div>
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