Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

80 years since the end of World War II, a dangerous legacy lingers in the Pacific

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par Stacey Pizzino, Lecturer, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
Bryan G. Fry, Professor of Toxicology, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland

On September 2, 1945, the second world war ended when Japan officially surrendered. Today, on the 80th anniversary, the physical legacy of the conflict remains etched into land and sea.

Nowhere is this more evident than in the Pacific. There, fierce battles left behind sunken warships, aircraft and unexploded bombs. These remnants are not only historical artefacts…

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