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Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan
Language: en
Pages: 192
Authors: Institute of Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-31 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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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
Assessment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry
Language: en
Pages: 253
Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-28 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Military operations produce a great deal of trash in an environment where standard waste management practices may be subordinated to more pressing concerns. As
Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations
Language: en
Pages: 271
Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-10-23 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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More than 3.7 million U.S. service members have participated in operations taking place in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations since 1990. These o
The Burn Pits
Language: en
Pages: 151
Authors: Joseph Hickman
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-07-22 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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“There’s a whole chapter on my son Beau… He was co-located [twice] near these burn pits.” –Joe Biden, former Vice President of the United States of Am
Contaminated Water Supplies at Camp Lejeune
Language: en
Pages: 338
Authors: National Research Council
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-09-06 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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In the early 1980s, two water-supply systems on the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina were found to be contaminated with the industrial solvents