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   ~MPN/SUBJECT:   THRE~T TO CO~LI.rION FORCES ~ND CIVILI~NS FROM
   BURNING OIL WELLS IN KUW~IT//
   RMKS/1.   HYDROGEN SULFIDE (H2B) IS ~ G~S FORMED ~S ~ N~TURSL P~~J
   OF THE PROCESS OF FORMING OIL UNDER HIGH PRESSURE.   IT IS HIGHLY
   FL~MM~BLE, ~NU TOXIC TO HUM~NS ST LOW CONCENtRSTIONS.   IT C~USES
   UPPER RESPIRSTORY IRRITSTION THST MSY PROGRESS TO PULMON~RY EDEMS.
   THE MSJORITY OF THIS GSS IS BURNED OFF DURING DURING THE COURSE OF
   SN OIL.WELL FIRE SND WILL NOT BE S HESLTH HSZSRD.
   2.  THE THREST TO HUMSN HESLTH FROM BURNING OIL WELLS IN
   KUWSIT IS PRIMSRILY FROM INHSLED PSRTICULSTE MSTTER THST C~N CSUSE
   LUNG IRRITSTION; SPECIFICSLLY COUGHING, WHEEZING, SND POSSIBLY
   INDUCING ILLNESS IN PRE-EXISTING SSTHMSTICS.   THERE IS NO LONG TERM


   PSBE 02 RHIPSSS1163 UNCLSS
   THREST EXPECTED FROM BURNING OIL WELLS TO CUSLITION FORCES OR THE
   CIYILISN POPULSTION IN KUWSIT.
   3.  INITISL SRCENT SSSESSMENT TESMS SRE SLRESDY IN KUW~IT.   THE
   MEDCOM, SRCENT,  IS EQUIPPED TO TSKE SIR SSMPLES THST WILL BE
   SNSLYZ~D FOR SPECIFIC TOXINS SND PROVIDE S UUSNTI~STIYE ~SLUE IL)
   THE LEYEL OF POLLUTION.
   4.  TRESTMENT OF PULMONSRY PROBLEMS SSSOCIStED WITH SMO~~ ~ND
   PSRTICULSTE MSTTER FORM BURNING OIL WELLS SHUULD ~E BYMP-rOMSTiC.
   ~.  POC, 12TH MEDICSL DETSCHMENT, MEDCOM, SRCENT, L.TC HSRRY ELL.'I6,
   TSC 97S04-353.                                                        L
   ~.  POC, CENTCOM ~URGEON~S OFFICE, LIC W~DE Uk MSJ TVNSN, COMM
   477-8150 TSC 9B9~3-769/77O.//
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