After Libyan War: Health and Environmental Research Exist or Not?

Date

2017-10

Type

Article

Journal title

Journal of Nanomedicine Research

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 6

Author(s)

Maher Mohamed Abed El Aziz

Pages

156 - 159

Abstract

Libya is a large Arabic country in the north of Africa, it has a longest coast on Mediterranean sea, the coast strip is about ~2000 km. Libyan population is about 5-6 million. Through 40 years, Libya was governed by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. In 17/2/2011 the Libyan revolution was ignited with the Arab Spring protests by the Libyan youth claiming for their freedom and took down the Libyan general's regime which affected hugely the economical state of the country that only depends on the oil as the main resource of the country's income alongside with the tourism which was affected too. Since this moment, the Libyan war started between different terminals. Along six years, a huge amount of gases, very fine particulates, inorganic/organic chemicals, and unknown toxic substances were spread in the environment as a result of the war. Hence, the health and environment were affected greatly.

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