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Burn pit

A burn pit is an area of a United States military base in which waste is disposed of by burning.

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Use in Iraq and Afghanistan

Use in the United States

Materials burned and combustion products

Health effects

Legislative response

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Burn pit

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples177
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
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Burn pit

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related to Further reading · 46
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has effect · 36
Burn pit → Afghanistan, Anthony Szema, Benzene, Board, Burn, Burn Pits, Committee, Defense, Department, DoD, Exposure, February, Health, In, In November, Institute, IOM, Iraq, It, JP-8
related to Use in Iraq and Afghanistan · 27
Burn pit → Active, Aden, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Reconstruction, Arabian Sea, Bahrain, Diego Garcia, Djibouti, During, General David Petraeus, Gulf, Gulf War, In, Iraq, KBR, Kuwait, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Oman, Persian Gulf, Qatar
related to Examples · 18
Burn pit → According, An Air Force, Another, Army Times, Asia, Balad, Combined Air, He, In Afghanistan, Iraq, JBB, Joint Base Balad, Leon Russell Keith, One, San Francisco, Senate, Space Operations Center Southwest, The
related to Legislative response · 16
Burn pit → Act, Address Comprehensive Toxics, Burn Pits Act, Congressional, Dignified Burial, Helping Vets Exposed, HR, Military Personnel War Zone, National Burn Pit Registry, PACT, President Biden, President Obama, President Trump, Promise, Toxic Exposure Prevention Act2013, Veterans' Benefit Improvement Act
related to Duration · 11
Burn pit → Afghanistan, As, Burn, Desert Storm, DoD, Egypt, For, July, Operation Desert Shield, Per, Syria
related to Veterans Affairs Registry · 9
Burn pit → Gulf War, Hazards, Open Burn Pit Registry, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Reports, Service, The Veterans Affairs Airborne
related to Materials burned and combustion products · 3
Burn pit → JP-8, The, The Air Force
is a · 1
Burn pit → area of a United States military base in which waste is disposed of by burning.According to the United States Army field manual

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burn pits pit health veterans waste military afghanistan iraq registry exposure department open army effects affairs airborne hazards burning defense

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Burn pitis aarea of a United States military base in which waste is disposed of by burning.According to the United States Army field manual0.90text
KBRinstance ofallegedly operated by the U.S. military or its contractors0.80text
were reported to have allowed the operation of the burn pits for long periodsinstance ofallegedly operated by the U.S. military or its contractors0.80text
burning many tons of assorted wasteinstance ofallegedly operated by the U.S. military or its contractors0.80text
incineration were availableinstance ofbut was usually black.DurationBurn pits were allegedly adopted as a temporary measure but remained in use several years after alternative methods of disposal0.80text
incineration were availableinstance ofDurationBurn pits were allegedly adopted as a temporary measure but remained in use several years after alternative methods of disposal0.80text
asthmainstance ofparticularly in individuals at increased risk due to pre-existing conditions0.80text
emphysemainstance ofparticularly in individuals at increased risk due to pre-existing conditions0.80text
physical locationinstance ofbased on items0.80text
job specialtiesinstance ofbased on items0.80text
or other relevant data pointsinstance ofbased on items0.80text
Burn pithas effectIn0.60section

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