[CPEO-MEF] HEALTH: War zone burn pits

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Troops air complaints about burn pits

By Kelly Kennedy
Air Force Times
November 26, 2008

As scientists, environmentalists and military officials debate the 
potential health effects of chemicals released at burn pits throughout 
Iraq and Afghanistan, troops are increasingly voicing their concerns.

More than 100 service members have written letters to Military Times. 
Among them are four who say they developed tumors. Three have chronic 
sinus problems, three have leukemia, three have Hodgkin's lymphoma, 
seven have chronic coughs, seven have chronic headaches, five have 
asthma, one has nosebleeds, five have chronic respiratory problems, one 
had a stroke, two have heart problems and one suffered a collapsed lung.

They all say their problems began while exposed to smoke from burn pits 
in Iraq and Afghanistan - though, as of yet, the evidence remains anecdotal.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/11/airforce_burnpit_112608/

--


Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



_______________________________________________
Military mailing list
Military@lists.cpeo.org
http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org