Post-disaster Waste

Forest Fires: Beware the Radioactive Fallout

3 Aug 2010

Forest fires and slash and burn farming are a major source of air pollution and greenhouse gases which in his book “Forests: The Shadow of Civilization”*, Professor Robert Harrison suggests to call the “fever effect”.

Russia is an expert in the matter. Satellite observations show that the extent of forest fires is always downplayed by the authorities. 2 million hectares were declared burnt in 2003 while 14 million were observed. During the summer of 2006, cinders and soot from fires around St Petersburg caused high concentrations of particles and air pollution in Finland, Scotland and Northern England. Forest fires are an important source of mercury scattering in the atmosphere.

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(Français) Union Ecologique pour la Méditerranée

25 Jun 2009

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(Français) Brûlage à l’air libre de produits pharmaceutiques

19 Mar 2008

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(Français) Quelle catastrophe !

21 Sep 2007

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(Français) Les marais à risques de la Somme

10 Jul 2001

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(Français) Un nouveau mode de traitement des sites pollués: la crue

17 Oct 2000

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