TY  - BOOK
AU  - Spektor,Dalia M.
ED  - Rand eBooks.
TI  - A review of the scientific literature as it pertains to Gulf War illnesses
T2  - Gulf War illnesses series
SN  - 0833026682
AV  - RB152.7 .R48 1998
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND
KW  - Air
KW  - Pollution
KW  - Health aspects
KW  - Kuwait
KW  - Oil wells
KW  - Fires and fire prevention
KW  - Persian Gulf syndrome
KW  - Persian Gulf War, 1991
KW  - United States
KW  - Veterans
KW  - Diseases
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - "National Defense Research Institute."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-77); Also available on the internet via WWW
N2  - When the Iraqi army withdrew from Kuwait during the Gulf war, it left the Kuwait oil fields in flames. Burning crude oil produces a wide range of pollutants. This report examines the peer-reviewed scientific literature regarding possible health effects on U.S. troops of exposure to the oil well fires. The author reports that measurements taken in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, where most troops were assigned, showed concentrations of pollutants to be orders of magnitude lower than recommended occupational standards in the United States and comparable to ambient levels. The literature review revealed no health effects associated with the pollutants at the levels measured during the oil fires. Particulate matter concentrations were high, but were largely attributable to sand granules of a size that can affect the respiratory systems of sensitive population subgroups such as smokers or asthmatics
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