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Review of the Department of Defense Enhanced Particulate Matter Surveillance Program Report (2010)

Chapter: Appendix B: Statement of Task of the Committee for Review of the Department of Defense's Enhanced Particulate Matter Surveillance Program Report

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Statement of Task of the Committee for Review of the Department of Defense's Enhanced Particulate Matter Surveillance Program Report." National Research Council. 2010. Review of the Department of Defense Enhanced Particulate Matter Surveillance Program Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12911.
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Appendix B
Statement of Task of the Committee for Review of the Department of Defense’s Enhanced Particulate Matter Surveillance Program Report

An ad hoc study committee under the oversight of the Standing Committee on Toxicology will review the DOD’s Enhanced Particulate Matter Surveillance Program Report, which is a public report issued in February 2008 that includes an analysis of the concentration and composition of particulate matter at fifteen sites in the Central Command Area of Operations. The study committee's assessment will include a review of the report's approaches for sampling and analysis, site-specific differences in particulate matter concentrations, and the potential acute and chronic health implications for deployed personnel on the basis of the report's information on particle sizes, mass, and chemical composition. The review will also include consideration of epidemiologic investigations and health surveillance information collected by the Army on deployed personnel. On the basis of its review, the study committee will assess the potential health implications for personnel deployed in the Central Command Area and make recommendations for reducing or better characterizing health risk. Recommendations will also be made for improving ongoing epidemiological investigations or new ones that are possible within the limitations/constraints of the available outcome data and the restrictions imposed by deployment conditions.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Statement of Task of the Committee for Review of the Department of Defense's Enhanced Particulate Matter Surveillance Program Report." National Research Council. 2010. Review of the Department of Defense Enhanced Particulate Matter Surveillance Program Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12911.
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Soldiers deployed during the 1991 Persian Gulf War were exposed to high concentrations of particulate matter (PM) and other airborne pollutants. Their exposures were largely the result of daily windblown dust, dust storms, and smoke from oil fires. On returning from deployment, many veterans complained of persistent respiratory symptoms. With the renewed activity in the Middle East over the last few years, deployed military personnel are again exposed to dust storms and daily windblown dust in addition to other types of PM, such as diesel exhaust and particles from open-pit burning. On the basis of the high concentrations observed and concerns about the potential health effects, DOD designed and implemented a study to characterize and quantify the PM in the ambient environment at 15 sites in the Middle East. The endeavor is known as the DOD Enhanced Particulate Matter Surveillance Program (EPMSP).

The U.S. Army asked the National Research Council to review the EPMSP report. In response, the present evaluation considers the potential acute and chronic health implications on the basis of information presented in the report. It also considers epidemiologic and health-surveillance data collected by the USACHPPM, to assess potential health implications for deployed personnel, and recommends methods for reducing or characterizing health risks.

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