International Environment: Kuwaiti Oil Fires--Chronic Health Risks Unknown but Assessments Are Under Way
RCED-92-80BR
Published: Jan 16, 1992. Publicly Released: Mar 06, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the adequacy of a 1991 interagency report on the Kuwait oil fires, focusing on the report's findings that: (1) there was no significant acute health risk from the pollution levels to people with normal respiratory capacity; and (2) more data are needed to determine long-term health risks.
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