Gulf War Illnesses: Preliminary Assessment of DoD Plume Modeling for U.S. Troops Exposure to Chemical Agents

Abstract

Of the approximately 700,000 veterans of the Persian Gulf War, many have undiagnosed illnesses. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have concluded, using computer plume modeling, that no U.S. troops were exposed to hazardous substances because plumesclouds of chemical warfare agentscould not have reached the troops. GAO was asked to assess DOD and CIA plume modeling to determine whether DODs conclusions could be supported. GAOs final assessment will be reported at a later date.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 02, 2003
Accession Number
AD1158092

Entities

People

  • Keith Rhodes

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accounting
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Copyrights
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Emerging Threats
  • Governments
  • Gulfs
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Materials
  • Persian Gulf
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome
  • Persian Gulf War
  • War
  • Websites

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies