Scientific and Technical Support Services.
Abstract
Technical and Scientific Support Services This report covers research efforts conducted in Government laboratories through a series of Task Order assignments. The research encompassed environmental quality, occupational health, and research methods development. Much of the effort was related to toxicological research using non- mammalian species, specifically medaka, bluegill, and Xenopus frogs. Assays were developed and tested to determine the potential hazards to human and ecological health that may result from complex mixtures of chemical contaminants in water, soil, sediment, and air. Most of the research took place on-site at the U.S. Army Biomedical Research and Development Laboratory at Fort Detrick, Maryland. This organization was renamed the U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research (USACEHR). Other sites where research took place included Edgewood Research, Development, and Engineering Center, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado State University, and Wright Patterson Air Force Base. During the period of this research the concept of Deployment Toxicology was developed and the Master Plan was completed. This effort uses the concepts developed in the laboratory research to help prepare soldiers for exposure to complex environmental contamination while deployed or to detect the potential hazards from exposure to mixtures of contaminants.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA356214
Entities
People
- Richard Beers