Wondering What the Connection Might be
Between
Gulf
War Syndrome...
the voluntary
Military
Personnel
who cleaned up the
Petroleum Mess in Iraq starting March-May, *
with 'Bioremediation' Chemicals in 1991
and
the Exxon
Valdez Oil Spill "Bioremediation" Applicators -
Workers of 1989 and 1990 and 1991
HEALTH CONCERNS *
Look the Same....
Or it could have been the
same component - 2-butoxyethanol
- in some 'safe' cleaning compound-
One fish processing plant
had its workers come down with asthma...
in just 2 days of using an 'approved'
cleaning product
-
or was it the fish oils that had become aromatic?
What cleaning products
were supplied to the troops?
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Did
anything happen to the many US Navy servicemen
who
served aboard several Naval amphibious ships?
...
the Navy ships which supported the clean-up effort, housing the civilian
workers, etc?
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4-8-03
"My name is Joan, and I am responding
on behalf of the Special Assistant
for Gulf War Illnesses, Medical Readiness and Military Deployments.
In your
e-mail you asked how many Gulf War veterans were in the Navy.
Slightly more than
148,000 Navy personnel deployed to the Kuwait Theater of Operations
during
Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
Thank you for the opportunity to respond
to your inquiry.
We hope this information is useful to you."
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Over 150,000 veterans have put their names in
the American Legion's database.
How many military had the duty of cleaning up the spilled oil?
Was Inipol
EAP 22 or Corexit used?
Maybe
not, but the new experiments most likely contained the harmful
2-butoxyethanol
*
C6H14O2/CH3(CH2)2CH2OCH2CH2OH
as
both of these had.
| "A small Texas
company Alpha 30 Environmental had come from Austin to cleanse Saudi wetlands
with its oil-eating microbes and a special biocatalyst to stimulate them. The
Research Institute of King Fahd University set up experiments to test the
technology and its after effects. Alpha was optimistic that it would soon
win a test of its technology on a Saudi beach."
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I am looking for information
on this project, 1991 which was mentioned in a National Geographic
article: (August, 1991)
"A small Texas company Alpha
30 Environmental
had come from Austin to cleanse Saudi wetlands with its
oil-eating microbes and a special biocatalyst to stimulate them.
The Research Institute of King Fahd University
set up experiments to test the technology and its after effects.
Alpha was optimistic that it would soon win a test of its
technology on a Saudi beach."
Sincerely,
M. Diann
_____
PO Box 233
Valdez, Alaska 99686
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: Do you have information on the study with Alpha
30 Environmental?
Dear Diann,
The Research
Institute of King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
carried out a laboratory research study to evaluate the
effectiveness of certain bioremediation products in degrading the
oil spilled in the
Arabian Gulf
during the 1991
war.
Due to
confidentiality agreement with the client, we will not be able to
release any information regarding this project.
Best regards,
Alaadin
A. Bukhari
Ph.D_Environmental
Engineering
Director, Center for Environment & Water
The Research Institute
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Dhahran 31261
Saudi Arabia
Voice : +966-3-860-3232
Fax :
+966-3-860-3220
E-mail : cew@kfupm.edu.sa
I
am very sorry to hear this.
I
don't think this company exists today.
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Why doesn't this surprise
me?
Exxon
didn't want people knowing what
they did, either!
...
in response to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, 1989
as
noted by Anchorage
Daily News - LA
TIMES -
Other
Workers comment
... or breathed in the smoke's fumes?
What happens when you burn oil and
chemicals together?
...that's a chemist's nightmare!
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I noticed
a picture of a GULF WAR Syndrome VET of the British Isles... in a news article.
It
commented on the fact that his daughter's heart condition may have been from his
now-poor health
The
pictures of his entry into service and now... some years later were striking.
....
the sallow complexion, the weariness showing in his eyes
...
painted a stark contrast from what was... to what is.
April, 2003 a worker from
the animal cleaning station after the Exxon Valdez oil Spill
commented that end of the season an odd looking aborted baby seal came to the
center. Later the workers came down with many ulcers in their mouths
like the seal had. She shared multiple health concerns: nerve
damage, central nervous system damage, pancreas damage, eye
damage,
intestine damage; bone damage. (So far doctor's hadn't checked for
hemolytic anemia)
When she had a daughter,
the daughter was born with multiple heart
problems.
With 4 operations behind her, the child will need a most
serious heart operation when she turns 12.
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2-butoxyethanol
damage to parent & then the children are damaged, too?
The
information on 2-butoxyethanol does state reproductive damage for men as
well as women.
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page bottom
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If you are a Gulf War Vet, look up this
information
www.valdezlink.com/editor.htm
What are the symptoms?
Was 'Death-Row Jones' a Changed man?
*
Do you notice these
symptoms by Congressman, Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) as being chemical overexposure?
"Veterans have
reported a variety of symptoms, such as cognitive difficulties, trouble
sleeping, loss of balance, numbness in the hands and feet, and joint and muscle
pain. As of yet, researchers have been unable to pin down a cause for this
mysterious illness, commonly referred to as the Gulf War Syndrome."
10-6-97
Symptoms of Gulf War Illnesses (according to
the American Legion)
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Chronic Fatigue
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Signs and symptoms
involving skin (including skin rashes and unusual hair loss)
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Headache
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Muscle pain
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Neurological signs or
symptoms (nervous system disorders which could manifest themselves in
numbness in one's arms or legs, for instance)
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Neuropsychological signs
or symptoms (including memory loss)
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Signs or symptoms
involving upper or lower respiratory system
-
Sleep disturbances
-
Gastrointestinal signs
or symptoms (including recurrent diarrhea and constipation)
-
Cardiovascular signs or
symptoms
-
Menstrual
disorders
-
-
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Don't
Forget to
add Reproductive
Damage... have their children been followed for Birth
Defects?
... for those who were
aborted & never given the chance to live? |
Compare
to these lists of diagnosis of Gulf War Syndrome Vets
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What happened at the end of the Gulf War in
1991? There was an oil spill - the largest in history!
Medics and volunteer military 'cleaned' the birds... much like what was
done in Seward and Valdez animal rehab centers. There were
multiple amphibious navy ships which housed the crews doing the beach
cleanup. There were nations from around the world doing who knows
what... including an Austin, TX company experimenting much like Exxon
did in the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill cleanup. |
Largest Oil Spill in
History - overview - read on ...
Check Symptoms of
Chemical Overexposures *
... &
continue on... to see what 2-butoxyethanol in the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill cleanup
chemicals did, and which it also does to those who spray paint cars, and work
with dry-cleaning and dissolving plastic. And they have these
symptoms *
So, dear one, Our Honored
Vets ... Do you get this malarkey all the time?
What are they telling
you? Such things as:
"Is this a real disease?"
"Probably not. Gulf War
Syndrome appears to be a myth. The New England Journal of Medicine, so
far, is one of the only publications that has taken a stand against the Gulf War
Syndrome advocates. In November, 1996 they published results disputing the
existence of Gulf War Syndrome.
Gulf War Syndrome is, most likely, an
unfortunate bi-product of a combination of things.
- Tremendous media hype surrounding the
threat of chemical and biological weapons during the Gulf War.
- The litigious nature of our society,
and
- The fact that the United States
Government is a target for litigation with very deep pockets.
Make no mistake about it, the proponents
of Gulf War Syndrome will stop at nothing less than a large monetary settlement
with the United States Government, at taxpayers' expense."
Counterpoint
Well, maybe you just want to LIVE... Did anyone
think about that?!
Check your
Blood *
... that will tell the truth *
Are these Your Symptoms:
http://www.valdezlink.com/contact.htm
God Bless You... Check with an Environmental
Toxicologist,
or contact those who are learning
about what happened
to
the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill cleanup workers!
"If
I could ask God for anything,
it
wouldn't be material possessions...
it
would be for good health and longevity."
http://www.valdezlink.com/military_comments.htm
7-15-03 and 8-4-03
*
Has Exxon sold Corexit to the US Dept of Defense? *
8-8-03
'Mother
Margaret'
Date of
this web page 3-13-03
to
abbreviated web contents - EVOS workers
