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Toxic WWI shells
A look at continued environmental damage from wars, in Belgium and Kuwait.
A look at continued environmental damage from wars, in Belgium and Kuwait.
Shells in Belgium from WW1, containing litres of toxic chemicals, and the continued environmental risk. The same levels of munitions are still being uncovered ninety years after the end of the war and continue to be potent. In Kuwait the existence of contaminated water, oil lakes and poor public health.
Presenter: Robert Milne-Tyte
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