From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Fri, 27 May 2011 16:01:52 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] HEALTH: War-zone dust |
Denying dust study findings could be dangerous Air Force Times May 26, 2011In 10 years of war, hundreds of thousands of troops have developed neurological, respiratory and cardiovascular ailments, and the rates of such ailments have spiked alarmingly - a 251 percent rise in nervous system disorders alone. Isolating the underlying causes has proved elusive, but one military scientist believes his studies have finally found an answer: microscopic dust particles laden with poisonous metals, bacteria and fungi. Navy Capt. Mark Lyles, chairman of medical sciences and biotechnology at the Center for Naval Warfare Studies, is so confident of his findings that he describes the contaminated soil as "the smoking gun." ... For the entire article, seehttp://www.airforcetimes.com/community/opinion/military-editorial- denying-dust-study-findings-could-be-dangerous-053011w/ -- 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 | |
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