Health Risk Assessment, Burn Pit Exposures, Balad Air Base, Iraq

Abstract

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Health Protection and Readiness Ms. Ellen P. Embrey in her memorandum dated 29 February 2008, requested the Defense Health Board to review and comment on the "Draft Health Risk Assessment, Burn Pit Exposures, Balad Air Base, Iraq." The Board's findings regarding the Balad risk assessment are listed below. In addition, the Board was asked to comment generally on the risk assessment process, including quality control measures employed in combat environments, and to offer recommendations, if any, for future assessments. The Board's general recommendation will follow in a subsequent report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 2008
Accession Number
AD1034198

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Health Board

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Vulnerability

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