Queer Times and Chemical Weapons, Suspended in the Gotland Deep

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrida Neimanis
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Weapons ◽  
Gotland Deep

scholarly journals Queer times and Chemical Weapons, Suspended in the Gotland Deep

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrida Neimanis
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Weapons ◽  
Gotland Deep

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Chemical Munitions Search and Assessment Project—Towards Creating Risk Assessment Tools for the Baltic Sea

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacek Beldowski ◽  
Terrance P. Long
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Degradation Products ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Chemical Weapons ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Gdansk Deep ◽  
Gotland Deep ◽  
The Baltic

AbstractVast quantities of German chemical warfare agents (CWA) were stored in Wolgast, on the Baltic shore, at the end of World War II. Those munitions, together with others collected by allies after the war, were disposed in the Baltic Sea. Altogether, an estimated 50,000 tonnes of chemical weapons were sunk in the Baltic Sea. Official dumpsites are located in the Bornholm Deep, Gotland Deep, Little Belt, and Skagerrak. According to previous studies, several unofficial dumping sites exist on the transport routes from Wolgast to dumping areas and in the Gdańsk Deep (cold war dump).In the years 2005‐2008, the interdisciplinary “Modeling of Environmental Risks related to sea-dumped Chemical Weapons” (MERCW) project performed mapping, (ca. 20% of dumping areas) and addressed some possible ecological risks in official dumpsites in the Bornholm Deep, Gotland Deep, and Skagerrak. The Chemical Munitions Search and Assessment (CHEMSEA) project aims to fill the gaps in MERCW research (mapping using new techniques, sediment contamination study, corrosion estimation), observing temporal trends in the ecosystem (compare present CWA and degradation products to that observed in MERCW), and extend this research to the largest unofficial dumpsite (Gdańsk Deep). Moreover, CHEMSEA will provide a number of guidelines for affected groups and stakeholders regarding operations in bottom areas contaminated with CWA and assess the probability, range, and ecological consequences of CWA release from dumped munitions in the Baltic Sea. The results of the project will be shared with the Helsinki Commission and the project’s partners and associated partners. The CHEMSEA is planned for years 2011‐2014.

RISK FACTORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INITIAL MANIFESTATIONS OF ATHEROGENIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN PERSONNEL OF CHEMICALLY HAZARDOUS FACILITIES

2017 ◽  
pp. 2-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. A. Gorichny ◽  
D. Yu. Serdukov ◽  
A. V. Yazenok ◽  
A. V. Nosov ◽  
G. G. Zagorodnikov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Organophosphorus Compounds ◽  
Atherogenic Dyslipidemia ◽  
Chemical Weapons ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
And Control ◽  
Statistical Analysis Methods

An outpatient examination of 530 employees engaged in work with chemical weapons related to organophosphorus compounds at chemically hazardous facilities was carried out. Risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases of atherogenic etiology among personnel of the facilities were studied in relation to the type of work performed using statistical analysis methods. When assessing the lipidogram, a high incidence of atherogenic dyslipidemia in a group of personnel involved in the storage of chemical weapons was found out in comparison with a group of people engaged in the destruction and control of chemical weapons (73.1 vs 61.2 vs 59.6%, p

Iraq's Chemical Weapons Legacy: What Others Might Learn from Saddam

2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-208
Author(s):  
Richard L. Russell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Nuclear Weapons ◽  
Nuclear Weapon ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chemical Weapons ◽  
Nation States

Iraq's experience with chemical weapons provides ample lessons for nation-states looking to redress their conventional military shortcomings. Nation-states are likely to learn from Saddam that chemical weapons are useful for waging war against nation-states ill-prepared to fight on a chemical battlefield as well as against internal insurgents and rebellious civilians. Most significantly, nation-states studying Iraq's experience are likely to conclude that chemical weapons are not a “poor man's nuclear weapon” and that only nuclear weapons can deter potential adversaries including the United States.

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