110,311
edits
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 54: | Line 54: | ||
For example, on March 17, 2007, three chlorine filled trucks were bombed in the Anbar province, killing 2 and sickening over 350 people. Other chlorine bombs caused the deaths of more than 30 people. The force of the explosions were worse than the toxic gases since the chlorine was burned or was dispersed in the atmosphere by the blast. Chlorine which is essential for providing safe drinking water for the population, is often transported in truck or train tankers and has become a sought after target. [http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/elements/chlorine/history.html/][http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/world/middleeast/21cnd-baghdad.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss] | For example, on March 17, 2007, three chlorine filled trucks were bombed in the Anbar province, killing 2 and sickening over 350 people. Other chlorine bombs caused the deaths of more than 30 people. The force of the explosions were worse than the toxic gases since the chlorine was burned or was dispersed in the atmosphere by the blast. Chlorine which is essential for providing safe drinking water for the population, is often transported in truck or train tankers and has become a sought after target. [http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/elements/chlorine/history.html/][http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/world/middleeast/21cnd-baghdad.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss] | ||
== | == Chloride == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> |