Asbestos Exposure and US Army in Iraq
The ill effects of asbestos exposure are very serious, threatening to kill mankind with notorious diseases like asbestosis, lung cancer and pleura mesothelioma. These terminal diseases take a long time to show up, killing the infected without treatment.
Asbestos Exposure in Iraq
Iran, Iraq and many Middle East countries are known for their extensive use of asbestos material in a number of areas. Iraq imports more than $194,000 (US dollars) of asbestos every year. Inspite of wide spread awareness about the dangers involved in asbestos related exposure, some countries are still maintaining life threatening conditions by the use of harmful minerals like asbestos.
Intense heat, security threats are some of the issues that make life miserable in Iraq. While these are some of the issues often discussed, the effects of asbestos exposureare no less threats to human life in Iraq. The government is encouraging the import of asbestos and its extensive use inspite of being aware of its consequences, which means nothing, is done to prevent the toxic exposure of highly dangerous minerals.
Asbestos Exposure and US Army in Iraq
It is in such conditions that US Army is sent to Iraq due to the prevailing war and security arrangements, together with the climatic and security related problems, the army people are also subject to harsh living atmosphere and roadside attacks. To top the said troubles lays the silent killer asbestos exposure.
Almost the whole of Middle East has an increased consumption of asbestos. Out of all Egypt and Saudi Arabia are the only two countries that have completely banned the use of asbestos due to the ill effects caused by it.
The country of Iran is said purchase 30,000 tones of asbestos every year. Asbestos is extensively used in the construction of buildings. At the time of war were a building in which asbestos has been extensively used has been bombed, the crumbled asbestos particles mix in the air causing air polluted with asbestos particles.
Not only soldiers in the area, but even those who are aside are also facing the problem of asbestos exposure. Inhaling the toxic air causes mesothelioma diseases to one and all. After having inhaled, the soldier may not be in position to understand the trouble left for him from to face. It takes as long as 40 years for the symptoms to remember.
Those soldiers who participated in World Ware II, the number of people affected because mesothelioma out number killings. In addition to all above mentioned diseases, abdominal and heart diseases are very common sufferings as a result of asbestos exposure. The US army troops people are subject to all kinds of troubles arising put of inhaling microscopic asbestos particles. Hope both the governments take up a responsible decision in solving the problem.
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