[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: Unexploded WWII bombs 'leak toxic chemicals' that threaten the health of [Solomon Island] residents

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Unexploded WWII bombs 'leak toxic chemicals' that threaten the health of local residents

By Kyle Evans
Australian Broadcasting
March 24, 2026

Landmines, munitions and unexploded ordnance left over from World War II pose major safety risks to communities in the Pacific.

But now new research has proven they don't need to explode to threaten lives.

A study from the University of Queensland and the United Nations Development Programme has found that thousands of decaying bombs in the Solomon Islands are releasing toxic chemicals onto the land and sea, threatening the health of locals in coastal areas.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/sols-bomb-decay/106494472

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org
Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)




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