Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces

Detecting, Characterizing, and Documenting Exposures

Author: Duffy, Laura M.; Downing, Edward; Huey, Beverly M.; McKone, Thomas E.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309068758
eISBN Pdf: 9780309515481
eISBN Epub: 9780309172257
Place of publication: United States
Year of digital publication: 2000
Month: March
Pages: 273
DDC: 350
Language: English

Caption

Since Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Gulf War veterans have expressed concerns about health effects that could be associated with their deployment and service during the war. Although similar concerns were raised after other military operations, the Gulf War deployment focused national attention on the potential, but uncertain, relationship between the presence of chemical and biological (CB) agents and other harmful agents in theater and health symptoms reported by military personnel.

Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces which is one of the four two-year studies, examines the detection and tracking of exposures of deployed personnel to multiple harmful agents.

Front Matter
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Box, Tables, and Figures
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
2 Characterizing Exposures
3 Thresholds of Health Effects for Chemical and Biological Agents
4 Environmental and Exposure Pathways
5 Detecting and Monitoring Harmful Agents
6 Tracking the Locations and Time-Activity Budgets of Deployed Military Personnel
7 Strategy Considerations
References
Appendix A Defining the Decision Framework and the Value of Exposure Information in Military Deployments
Appendix B Harmful Properties of Chemical Agents
Appendix C Harmful Properties of Biological Agents
Appendix D Detecting and Monitoring Chemical Agents
Appendix E Detecting and Monitoring Biological Agents
Appendix F Contributors to This Study
Appendix G Biographical Sketches of Principal Investigator and Members of the Advisory Panel
Appendix H Meetings and Activities