Assessment of the department of veterans affairs airborne hazards and open burn pit registry

"Military operations produce a great deal of trash in an environment where standard waste management practices may be subordinated to more pressing concerns. As a result, ground forces have long relied on incineration in open-air pits as a means of getting rid of refuse. Concerns over possible...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) (author)
Autores Corporativos: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.), author (author), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Board on the Health of Select Populations, issuing body (issuing body)
Otros Autores: Savitz, David A., editor (editor), Styka, Anne N., editor, Butler, David editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press 2017.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622136306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Use of registries in environmental health research
  • The airborne hazards and open burn pit questionnaire and registry
  • Analysis and interpretation of exposures data
  • Analysis and interpretation of registry health outcome data
  • Findings, conclusions, and recommendations
  • Appendix A: Public law 112-260
  • Appendix B: Workshop agenda
  • Appendix C: Airborne hazards and open burn pit registry self-assessment questionnaire
  • Appendix D: Data requested
  • Appendix E: Multivariate model results
  • Appendix F: Biographical sketches of committee members and staff.