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

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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Corporate Authors: 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
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2011.
Subjects:
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.
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