ISS002 Earth Sciences Results Briefing
February 14, 2002

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ISS002-E-9147
photo ID ISS002-E-9147
ISS002-E-9147         Click the photo number to access all resolutions available and the database record.
Aral Sea: Aral Sea, dust storm on dry seafloor. Toxic compounds ranging from agricultural chemicals to metallic and biologic wastes were once beneath the Sea; now, however, the seabed is largely dry and dust storms whip the toxins into the air and carry them out over adjacent farmland.

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