UNC-CH to assess risks in Emirates
Published: Tue, Jun. 10, 2008 12:30AM
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closeCHAPEL HILL -- The United Arab Emirates signed a contract with UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Public Health on Monday to assess environmental health risks in the fast-developing nation.
UNC-CH researchers will partner with the United Arab Emirates University and the RAND Corp., a global public policy research institution, on the two-year, $7.8-million contract.
The United Arab Emirates is a Middle Eastern federation of seven states bordering Saudi Arabia and Oman. The country, with about 4.3 million people, has significant oil and natural gas reserves. Its gross domestic product per capita is fifth in the world and third in the Middle East, after Qatar and Kuwait.
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