This latter type of threat is examined by an IOM committee in response to a request from the Department of Veterans Affairs to examine the health consequences to military forces deployed in proximity to potentially hazardous burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.Military Medicine: Official Journal of ...
Institute of Medicine (2011) Long-term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.Russo, W. (2013). Initial Research on the Long-Term Health consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. Departme...
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
lower urinary tract symptoms, including self-reported cancer rates, among veterans postburn pits emissions exposure during deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.#US post-9/11 veterans with burn pits emissions exposure confirmed via DD214 forms in the BurnPits360.orgRegistry were sent a modified survey...
Alarms sound over trash fires in war zones; Lawsuit links illnesses to burn pits used in Afghanistan and IraqMaria Glod
doi:10.1378/chest.10968Dodson, DarrelKwon, Herbert P.Zacher, LisaChestDodson D, Kwon HP, Zacher L: Gold and Teflon from transbronchial biopsies of a combat veteran with shortness of breath after exposure to burn pits in Iraq. Chest 2010; 138: 80A....