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Chemical Exposure In The Military
Veterans were exposed to all kinds of chemicals, more than Agent Orange, cleaning chemicals and the like may now cause veterans health problems.
Project 112/SHAD
A place for veterans involved in biochemical testing in the 60's and 70's. All services were involved. Some veterans and families have disabilities the same as AO.
Health Survey for Southeast Asia Veterans
Currently the Veterans Administration does not recognize the use of Agent Orange in Thailand. It is not an intentional denial of its use. Rather it is a case that the Department of Defense has never provided the VA with information that the use herbicide defoliants such as Agent Orange and Agent Blue were used directly on military installations,,,
Regional Superfund Contacts
You will find contact information for the various EPA Regions' Superfund Programs. The Superfund Program was created to eliminate the health and environmental threats posed by hazardous waste sites. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administers the Superfund Program through the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response's (OSWER) Office of Superfund Remediation Technology Innovation (OSRTI) in cooperation with individual states and tribal governments.
SBRP Success Stories
The NIEHS/EPA Superfund Hazardous Substances Basic Research Program provides funding to 19 programs around the United States to study the human health effects of hazardous substances in the environment, especially those found at uncontrolled, leaking waste disposal sites. A unique feature of the NIEHS/EPA Program is that it fosters an interdisciplinary research approach to address the problems presented at hazardous waste sites. It is integral to the success of the Program to have a sound biologically based understanding of the complexity of hazardous substance exposure to humans and the environment.
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