"Russia’s War in Ukraine Could Have Environmental Impact That Lasts Decades; Pollutants are being spread across the country, with inspectors and environmental groups identifying scores of contaminated sites" - WSJ - SCW Newswatch
The Wall Street Journal reports on the severe environmental impact of the Russian Federation's attacks on Ukraine.
"The war in Ukraine is poisoning the nation’s air, water and soil ... [P]ollutants ... could take years to clean up while raising the risk of cancer and respiratory ailments ... [and] developmental delays .... [In addition to] thousands of lives lost in the conflict, experts are concerned about the health effects of exposure to heavy metals ... toxic gases and particulates from explosions, fires and building collapses. ... [P]otential health impacts [reportedly] could reach beyond Ukraine’s borders, as ... pollutants are carried downwind and downstream ...."
With regard to air pollution alone, military emissions from such sources as aircraft, tanks and trucks reportedly could accumulate to be as severe as those from a medium-sized country. And the Russian Federation also has deliberately targeted petroleum-related sites. By comparison, emissions from Iraqi aggression in Kuwait spread hundreds of miles to contaminate glaciers in the Himalayas.
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