Meteorological and intelligence evidence of long-distance transit of chemical weapons fallout from bombing early in the 1991 Persian Gulf War

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 160-177

  Tuite, James J ^a   Haley, Robert W ^b  

^a International Security and Risk Management Consultant   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Chemical alarms; Chemical warfare agents; Epidemiology; Explosive agents; Meteorology; Persian Gulf syndrome; Sarin

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; BOMB; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPLOSION; FALLOUT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; IRAQ; MASS DISASTER; PLUME; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REMOTE SENSING; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VAPOR; WAR; WEATHER; WIND;

BOMBS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; GULF WAR; HUMANS; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE;

EID: 84871213438     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000345123     Document Type: Review

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