Pesticide use during the Gulf War : a survey of Gulf War veterans / Ronald D. Fricker, Jr. [et al.].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Rand Corporation.

United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)

Fricker, Ronald D., Jr., 1960-

Series:

Gulf War illnesses series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pesticides.

Persian Gulf syndrome.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 118 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2000

Summary:

This report documents the results of a telephone survey of 2,005 Gulf War veterans investigating the use of pesticides during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Respondents statistically represented the U.S. military population in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations between August 1990 and July 1991. Survey results characterized pesticide use by U.S. service members, including personal and field use of pesticides, as well as observed pesticide use by others. Information was obtained for living, working, and eating areas for a randomly chosen month of deployment. Results show that the majority of personnel were exposed to some pesticides, and there were differences in use by service; small differences by season and by rank, and larger differences by living arrangements. Possible cases of misuse of some pesticides were identified. However, with the exception of the use of flea collars, these cases could also be attributed to incorrect pesticide identification. The authors found no evidence of widespread misuse of field pesticides.

Contents:

Introduction Survey and Sample Description Survey Results Living Conditions and Variations in Pesticide Use Potential Misuse or Overuse of Pesticides

Notes:

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."

"National Defense Research Institute."