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UNINA9910828531903321 |
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Titolo |
Post-Vietnam dioxin exposure in agent orange-contaminated C-123 aircraft / / Institute of Medicine of the National Academies |
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Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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0-309-30893-3 |
0-309-30891-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (120 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Agent Orange - Health aspects - United States |
Agent Orange - Testing |
Veterans - Health and hygiene - United States |
Aircraft - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Committee to Evaluate the Potential Exposure to Agent Orange/TCDD Residue and Level of Risk of Adverse Health Effects for Aircrew of Post-Vietnam C-123 Aircraft, Board on the Health of Select Populations." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter; Reviewers; Acknowledgments; Contents; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 TCDD: Physicochemical Properties and Health Guidelines; 3 Air Force Use of the C-123 Provider: Background and Sampling Data; 4 Evaluation of Assessments of Possible Exposure of Air Force Reservists from Service in Operation Ranch Hand C-123s; 5 Summary of Findings; References; Appendix A: Public Agendas from Committee Meetings; Appendix B: History and Sampling of C-123s in the United States After Spraying Herbicides in Vietnam; Appendix C: Committee Biographies |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"At the request of the VA, Post-Vietnam Dioxin Exposure in Agent Orange-Contaminated C-123 Aircraft evaluates whether or not service in these C-123s could have plausibly resulted in exposures detrimental to the health of these Air Force Reservists. The Institute of Medicine assembled an expert committee to address this question qualitatively, but in a scientific and evidence-based fashion. This report evaluates |
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