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Farouk El-Baz & R.M. Makharita
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The Gulf War inflicted dramatic environmental damage upon the fragile desert and shore environments of Kuwait and north eastern Saudi Arabia. Marine environments experienced oil spills; inland, oil lakes and burning oil wells caused widespread pollution. This book, first published in 1994, presents an in-depth analysis of these environmental disasters, their long-term consequences, and potential ways to repair the damage.

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Format PDF ● Pages 224 ● ISBN 9781317219880 ● Editor Farouk El-Baz & R.M. Makharita ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4954017 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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