Long-term health consequences of exposure to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan / Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.).

Contributor:

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.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refuse and refuse disposal--Health aspects--Iraq.

Refuse and refuse disposal.

Refuse and refuse disposal--Health aspects--Afghanistan.

Incineration--Health aspects--Iraq.

Incineration.

Incineration--Health aspects--Afghanistan.

United States--Armed Forces--Medical care.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 at Joint Base Balad in Iraq, which burned up to 200 tons of waste per day in 2007. The Department of Veterans Affairs asked the IOM to form a committee to determine the long-term health effects from exposure to these burn pits. Insufficient evidence prevented the IOM committee from developing firm conclusions. This report, therefore, recommends that, along with more efficient data-gathering methods, a study be conducted that would evaluate the health status of service members from their time of deployment over many years to determine their incidence of chronic diseases.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Current and Historical Uses of Burn Pits in the Military""; ""3 Approach to the Task""; ""4 Evaluation of Air Monitoring Data and Determinants of Exposure""; ""5 Health Effects of Air Pollutants Detected at Joint Base Balad""; ""6 Health Effects Associated with Combustion Products""; ""7 Synthesis and Conclusions""; ""8 Feasibility and Design Issues for an Epidemiologic Study of Veterans Exposed to Burn Pit Emissions""; ""Appendix A: Committee Biographical Sketches""

""Appendix B: Review of Air Monitoring Data from Joint Base Balad""""Appendix C: Epidemiologic Studies Cited in Chapter 6: Health Outcomes""

Notes:

"Committee on the Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, Board on the Health of Select Populations."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613376343

9780309217583

030921758X

9781283376341

1283376342

9780309217569

0309217563

OCLC:

923284776