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Assessments by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center and the Naval Health Research Center "provide no indication at this time on a population-wide basis that burn-pit smoke exposures result in any long-term health risks," Dr. Postlewaite said.
Troops in Mideast Face Breathing Ills Shirley S. Wang 2011
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The 2010 National Defense Authorization Act bans burn-pit use unless there isn't a viable alternative.
Doubt Cast on Military Trash Pits' Health Ills Shirley S. Wang 2011
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They also found that neurologic conditions have been associated with the chemicals "potentially present" in burn-pit emissions, but, again, there are no studies that match the conditions of the burn pits, and studies of populations similar to the troops - such as firefighters - offered no conclusions.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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A military environmental scientist, retired Air Force lieutenant colonel Darrin Curtis, sparked the burn-pit debate with a memo laying out the chemicals he said the pits released.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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The researchers state that it would be "prudent" to continue investigations of cancer rates and other health outcomes that may take a while to show up because of the "carcinogenic nature of many of the chemicals potentially associated with burn-pit emissions."
USATODAY.com News 2011
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By Postlewaite's calculation, 56 percent of troops returning from war zones report exposure to burn-pit smoke.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Nora Eisenberg 2010
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According to Susan Burke, the Virginia attorney initiating the class action suit, the burn-pit maladies are pulmonary for the most part.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Nora Eisenberg 2010
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By Postlewaite's calculation, 56 percent of troops returning from war zones report exposure to burn-pit smoke.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Nora Eisenberg 2010
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By Postlewaite's calculation, 56 percent of troops returning from war zones report exposure to burn-pit smoke.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Nora Eisenberg 2010
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According to Susan Burke, the Virginia attorney initiating the class action suit, the burn-pit maladies are pulmonary for the most part.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Nora Eisenberg 2010
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