Physiological Employment Standards III: physiological challenges and consequences encountered during international military deployments

BC Nindl, JW Castellani, BJ Warr, MA Sharp… - European journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Modern international military deployments in austere environments (ie, Iraq and
Afghanistan) place considerable physiological demands on soldiers. Significant …

Occupational exposures and environmental health hazards of military personnel

M Geretto, M Ferrari, R De Angelis, F Crociata… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Military personnel are frequently exposed to environmental pollutants that can
cause a variety of diseases. Methods: This review analyzed publications regarding …

Respiratory health after military service in Southwest Asia and Afghanistan. An official American Thoracic Society workshop report

E Garshick, JH Abraham, CP Baird… - Annals of the …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Since 2001, more than 2.7 million US military personnel have been deployed in support of
operations in Southwest Asia and Afghanistan. Land-based personnel experienced …

Chemistry, lung toxicity and mutagenicity of burn pit smoke-related particulate matter

YH Kim, SH Warren, I Kooter, WC Williams… - Particle and Fibre …, 2021 - Springer
Background Open burning of anthropogenic sources can release hazardous emissions and
has been associated with increased prevalence of cardiopulmonary health outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] The Millennium Cohort Study: the first 20 years of research dedicated to understanding the long-term health of US Service Members and Veterans

JN Belding, SF Castañeda, IG Jacobson… - Annals of …, 2022 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Purpose The Millennium Cohort Study, the US Department of Defense's largest
and longest running study, was conceived in 1999 to investigate the effects of military …

Adverse health consequences of the Iraq War

BS Levy, VW Sidel - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
The adverse health consequences of the Iraq War (2003–11) were profound. We conclude
that at least 116 903 Iraqi non-combatants and more than 4800 coalition military personnel …

Airborne hazards exposure and respiratory health of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans

MJ Falvo, OY Osinubi, AM Sotolongo… - Epidemiologic …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
More than 2.6 million military personnel have been deployed to recent conflicts in Iraq and
Afghanistan and were likely exposed to a variety of airborne hazards during deployment …

Burn pit exposure assessment to support a cohort study of US veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

SR Woskie, A Bello, C Rennix, L Jiang… - … of Occupational and …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective For a cohort study of veterans' health conditions, we conducted an exposure
assessment for 109 bases in Iraq and Afghanistan and 17 outside transit site bases …

Experimental and numerical study of the effects of ullage height on plume flow and combustion characteristics of pool fires

C Liu, M Jangi, J Ji, L Yu, L Ding - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pool fires are frequently reported to trigger domino effects in oil storage farms and chemical
factories. Fire plume is the vehicle of damage caused by pool fires. This study aims to study …

Burn pit emissions exposure and respiratory and cardiovascular conditions among airborne hazards and open burn pit registry participants

J Liu, N Lezama, J Gasper, J Kawata… - … of Occupational and …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine how burn pit emissions exposure is
associated with the incidence of respiratory and cardiovascular conditions. Methods: We …