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Afghanistan and elsewhere, Hazards identified by the Department of Defense (DoD) include: |
• Large pit burns throughout Iraq, Afghanistan, and Djibouti on the Horn of Africa • Particulate matter in Iraq and Afghanistan • A large sulphur fire at Mishraq State • A sulphur mine near Mosul, Iraq • Hexavalent chromium exposure at the Qarmat Ali Water Treatment Plant at Basrah, Iraq |
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Hazardous Exposures: Be prepared to move down a list of potential hazardous environmental exposures, such as: |
• Smoke from oil well fires • Burning trash or feces (burn pits) • Air pollutants such as carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, hydrocarbons, particulate matter, nitrogen oxides • Heavy metals • Dust storms |
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Additional Potential Exposures Gulf War |
Additional Potential Exposures Additional questions that you ask about the Veteran’s service may yield more potential hazardous environmental exposures. • Did the Veteran participate in rescue or salvage operations? Was he or she ever in a burning vehicle or building? • Was the Veteran inside of an IED-pierced vehicle or otherwise hit with shrapnel from an IED that might have contained depleted uranium? • Was the Veteran given orders to take pyridostigmine bromide (PB) tablets? • Was the Veteran exposed to infectious diseases from contaminated water or food, or from sand flies (leishmaniasis)? |
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After you inquire about their complaints and symptoms, you should ask Veterans? |
After you inquire about their complaints and symptoms, you should ask Veterans how they believe their condition is related to their experience in the Persian Gulf. Recollections of specific exposures to environmental hazards may be recalled, but some may have been unknown to the Veteran. For example, many disposal sites containing environmental hazards, but not considered burn pits, may have been in proximity to troops. |
