MARINE PURSUING FRESH LOOK AT WAR Burn Pits in Iraq, Afghanistan Trigger Interest in EnvironmentThe stench of burning military waste in Iraq and Afghanistan -poisonous pollutants suspected of...Maben, Scott
Biden lamented the dangers of the toxic smoke from burn pits, which have resulted in enduringhealth issues for military veteransstationed overseas in Iraq, Afghanistan and Southwest Asia. The open-air combustion of trash and other waste in burn pits is a common practice of military operations. C...
Veterans across the country are contending exposure to burn pits and other airborne toxins has made them sick. But the vast majority have been rejected for related VA disability benefits. The new federal effort is designed to make it easier for veterans to make claims b...
Alarms sound over trash fires in war zones; Lawsuit links illnesses to burn pits used in Afghanistan and IraqMaria Glod
We used “PM AND neurodegeneration”, “burn pits AND neurodegeneration”, “PM AND mental health”, “burn pits AND mental health”, and “neuroinflammation AND PM AND neurodegeneration” as the search query terms. The table shows the parameters for inclusion and exclusion criteria we used to ...