The impact of burn pit waste segregation practices on respiratory and cardiovascular health risks among US military veterans deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan
The observed increased risk of hypertension and asthma among military veterans deployed to bases that used open burning of unsegregated waste - but not among those deployed to bases that segregated waste or used incinerators - highlights the importance of considering waste management methods in future studies examining the health effects of burn pit exposures among military veterans.
Authors
- Christopher Rennix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5320-5171)
- Amal N. Trivedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9695-4727)
- David A. Savitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3475-4113)
- Susan Woskie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1562-1945)
- Gregory A. Wellenius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0427-7376)
- Anila Bello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9934-908X)
- Lan Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0634-6929)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Keene State College (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Providence VA Medical Center (US)
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals (United States) (US)
- Alexion Pharma (Switzerland) (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Health
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-025-01195-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Defense Health Agency
- Army Public Health Center
- U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity