LEADER 03743cam 2200529 a 4500001 ocn764448522 003 OCoLC 005 20141212080034.0 008 111129s2011 dcua b 000 0 eng c 020 9780309217552 020 0309217555 035 (Sirsi) o764448522 035 (OCoLC)764448522 040 AAA |cAAA |dUPM |dVET |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 a-iq---a-af--- 049 NEHH 110 2 Institute of Medicine (U.S.). |bCommittee on the Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. |=^A1093362 245 10 Long-term health consequences of exposure to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan / |cCommittee on the Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, Board on the Health of Select Populations, Insitute of Medicine of the National Academies. 260 Washington, D.C. : |bNational Academies Press, |c©2011. 300 xi, 180 pages : |billustrations (chiefly color) ; |c28 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 520 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. 504 Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 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. 530 Also available online in Open Book format via the National Academies Press home page. 650 0 Air |xPollution |xHealth aspects |zIraq. |=^A989985 650 0 Air |xPollution |xHealth aspects |zAfghanistan. |=^A989985 650 0 Air |xPollution |xPhysiological effect |zIraq. |=^A850 650 0 Air |xPollution |xPhysiological effect |zAfghanistan. |=^A850 650 0 Pollutants |xHealth aspects |zIraq. |=^A143475 650 0 Pollutants |xHealth aspects |zAfghanistan. |=^A143475 650 0 Combustion products |xHealth aspects |zIraq. |=^A1000351 650 0 Combustion products |xHealth aspects |zAfghanistan. |=^A1000351 650 0 Persian Gulf War, 1991 |xHealth aspects. |=^A360912 650 2 Air Pollution |xadverse effects |zIraq. |=^A921869 650 2 Air Pollution |xadverse effects |zAfghanistan. |=^A921869 710 2 Institute of Medicine (U.S.). |bBoard on the Health of Select Populations. |=^A1092798 949 WA 754 I59L 2011 |hHSL70 |i31740008153201 |oherc |p$45.00 994 C0 |bNEH 096 WA 754 I59L 2011 590 Laupus-WCP 596 4 998 2678294