TAB K Changes in this Report
Following publication of the interim Oil Well Fires Environmental Exposure Report on November 5, 1998, comments were received from a few veterans and from the Presidential Special Oversight Board. In this updated report, we include information that addresses these comments. This information is based on consultation with subject matter experts and new information received since the publication of the interim report. Based on this information we provided new and expanded discussions in the following areas:
- | USACHPPM calculated risk levels for all US troops, ranked the risks from highest to lowest, and then compared them to US EPA-determined acceptable levels. The assessment results indicated in all cases troop unit excess cancer and non-cancer disease risks were below their respective US EPA acceptable risk levels. However, these estimates, based as they were on a subset of the total number of contaminants of concern, likely were understated. USACHPPM will undertake additional investigations to fully characterize this exposure. | |
- | In on-going research, USACHPPM is also investigating "oil rain" exposures to compare those troop units and individuals potentially in the oil fields when damaged oil wells sprayed and gushed crude oil to another cohort of troops not exposed to the "oil rain." The reports on this investigation and the results of the revised risk assessment should be available late in 2000. |
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