Long-term health consequences of exposure to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan /

Many veterans returning from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have health problems they believe are related to their exposure to the smoke from the burning of waste in open-air "burn pits" on military bases. Particular controversy surrounds the burn pit used to dispose of solid waste...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on the Health of Select Populations
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2011.
Temas:
1991
Air > Pollution > Health aspects > Iraq.
Air > Pollution > Health aspects > Afghanistan.
Air > Pollution > Physiological effect > Iraq.
Air > Pollution > Physiological effect > Afghanistan.
Pollutants > Health aspects > Iraq.
Pollutants > Health aspects > Afghanistan.
Combustion products > Health aspects > Iraq.
Combustion products > Health aspects > Afghanistan.
Persian Gulf War, 1991 > Health aspects.
Air Pollution > adverse effects > Afghanistan.
Air Pollution > adverse effects
Air Pollution > adverse effects > Iraq.
Air > Pollution > Effets physiologiques > Irak.
Air > Pollution > Effets physiologiques > Afghānistān.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Air > Pollution > Health aspects
Air > Pollution > Physiological effect
Pollutants > Health aspects
Iraq
Afghanistan
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  • Introduction
  • Current and historical uses of burn pits in the military
  • Approach to the task
  • Evaluation of air monitoring data determinants of exposure
  • Health effects of air pollutants detected at Joint Base Balad
  • Health effects associated with combustion products
  • Synthesis and conclusions
  • Feasibility and design issues for an epidemiologic study of veterans exposed to burn pit emissions.

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