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Veterans at Risk: The Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite (1993)
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Veterans at Risk: The Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite

A
Scientific and Background Presentations Made to the Committee

January 6, 1992

David Saumweber, Director, Office of Archives and Information Services, National Academy of Sciences. Historical Background: The Role of the National Academy of Sciences During World War II.

Robert Cook-Deegan, Institute of Medicine; Linda Rosenstock, University of Washington; Bailus Walker, Jr., University of Oklahoma. Poison Gas: A Continuing Threat, Experiences from Korea and Iraq.

April 15-16, 1992

Bruno Papirmeister, Science Applications International Corporation. Current Research into the Biological Mechanisms of Mustard Gas Toxicity.

Frederick Sidell, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense. Clinical Aspects of Mustard Gas.

Howard Skipper, Southern Research Institute (retired). Chemical Warfare Research During World War II.

Robert Ursano, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Psychological Aspects of Chemical Warfare Environments.

Karen Freeman, Pennsylvania State University. Researching the World War II Testing Programs.

Annetta Watson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Outline of Concurrent Activities Dealing with Chemical Weapons Disposal and Risk Assessment.

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Front Matter (R1-R20)
Executive Summary (1-8)
1 Introduction (9-13)
2 Methods of Literature Collection and Survey (14-20)
3 History and Analysis of Mustard Agent and Lewisite Research Programs in the United States (21-60)
4 Findings from the Public Hearing Process (61-70)
5 Chemistry of Sulfur Mustard and Lewisite (71-80)
6 Relationship of Mustard Agent and Lewisite Exposure to Carcinogenesis (81-111)
7 Nonmalignant Respiratory Effects of Mustard Agents and Lewisite (112-130)
8 Ocular Effects of Mustard Agents and Lewisite (131-147)
9 Dermatological Effects of Mustard Agents and Lewisite (148-178)
10 Other Physiological Effects of Mustard Agents and Lewisite (179-198)
11 Relationship of Mustard Agent and Lewisite Exposure to Psychological Dysfunction (199-213)
12 Summary of Findings and Recommendations (214-226)
Bibliography (227-330)
A. Scientific and Background Presentations Made to the Committee (331-334)
B. Excerpt from The Residual Effects of Warfare Gases (335-337)
C. Involvement of the National Academy of Sciences Complex in World War II Research Programs: A Summary (338-339)
D. Excerpts from Chamber Tests with Human Subjects I, II, and IX. Naval Research Laboratory Reports Nos. P-2208 and P-2579 (340-369)
E. Interim Report and Addendum: Feasibility of Developing a Cohort of Veterans Exposed to Mustard Gas During WWII Testing Programs (370-377)
F. Summary of the Department of the Army Report: Use of Volunteers in Chemical Agent Research (378-381)
G. Public Hearing Announcement (382-385)
H. Letter from Dr. Jay Katz to Dr. David P. Rall (386-389)
I. Risk Assessment Considerations for Sulfur Mustard (390-398)
J. Examination of the Effects of Certain Acute Environmental Exposures on Future Respiratory Health Consequences (399-416)
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations (417-420)
Index (421-428)