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Lebanon might face more health problems as a result of war, says Greenpeace
07/Oct/2006: Greenpeace has warned that more than half the population in Lebanon could face serious heath problems as a result of the Israeli – Lebanese conflict earlier this year.
In a report presented to journalists in Beirut, on the Greenpeace flagship ‘Rainbow Warrior’, Greenpeace said that chemical traces from ammunitions and dust from buildings destroyed during the war have contaminated the atmosphere and the land in Lebanon. The report added that chemical spills and leakages from bombed out factories could potentially affect two million people living in Lebanon.
According to Greenpeace, the missile attack on the Jiyeh power plant, 15 kilometers from the capital Beirut, resulted in a 10,000 to 15,000 tonnes generator-oil spill into the sea, polluting 150 kilometers of coastline along Lebanon and Syria. This spill wrecked havoc on the fragile marine ecosystem in this area and its clean-up operations are still going on.
Greenpeace activists and divers on board the ‘Rainbow Warrior, have been carrying out extensive underwater research for the last three weeks, to assess the ecological damage caused by this oil spill on the Lebanese coast. Greenpeace has stressed that environmental recovery must be a priority in any post-conflict reconstruction plan in Lebanon.
Poisonous clouds of smoke, which arose from a 12-day fire at the Jiyeh power plant, after an Israeli missile attack, have already poisoned thousands of Lebanese living in this region. This cloud was a toxic mixture of lead, mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls.
K Siva
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