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Sarin: the deadly history of the nerve agent used in Syria
The UN has confirmed that the chemical used in Damascus last month was sarin – a lethal poison with no taste, no smell and no colour. Which makes it one of the most murderous weapons in modern warfare Now we know. On the morning of 21 August, as the air above Damascus cooled, rockets filled […]
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Vince Cable Urged To Ensure British Exports To Syria ‘Are Not Converted For Military Use’
Vince Cable [UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills] has been urged by human rights campaigners to tighten the rules around “sensitive” British exports to Syria to ensure they are not used for military purposes, amid concerns that President Assad had used chemical weapons for internal repression. This comes days after the business […]
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Obama: We cannot allow ‘systematic’ use of chemical weapons in Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama again warned the Syrian regime not to use chemical weapons Friday but said that more investigation is needed to determine whether or not his previously announced “red line” for Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad had been crossed. “Yesterday some of you saw that I asked my people to brief Congress about the […]
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Case study: heavy metals and fluoride contents in the materials of Syrian phosphate industry and in the vicinity of phosphogypsum piles
Abstract This study focuses on the determination of heavy metals and fluoride concentrations in the Syrian phosphate industry and in the vicinity of the phosphogypsum (PG) piles. Four sampling campaigns were carried out, in which 86 soil, 139 plant, 30 air particulate, 16 water, 12 PG, 6 phosphate ore (raw and treated) and 3 fertilizer […]
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Palmyra: An ancient city’s tale of too much fluoride
As a waypoint on the ancient Silk Road, the metropolis of Palmyra had it all, broad towers, impressive temples and enviable trade. Water from local wells even contained fluoride, limiting that scourge of the ancients — tooth decay. But just as the wealth of Palmyra vanished, leaving behind ruins in the Syrian desert, a new […]
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Oral health in Syria
Excerpts: Other conditions [page 384] There are several areas in Syria where the fluoride content of water is elevated, ranging from 0. to 1.9ppmF [reference 14]. These fluoride concentrations do not pose a general medical risk, but are responsible for the occurrence of dental fluorosis. For example, it was reported that 78% of 13-15-year-old children […]
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