VOL. XXXV

NO. 42

20-JULY-1992

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Gulf Coast Needs Decades to Recover from Pollution Says US Scientist

The US Government's top scientist, Mr. John H. Robinson of the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said on 15 July that it will takedecades for the Gulf coastline of Saudi Arabia to recover from the damage causedby the pollution that occurred during the Gulf war. Speaking upon the return tothe US of the agency's research ship Mount Mitchell, which spent six months inthe...