Three scientists who reviewed the Pentagon’s research which claims that airborne dust in Iraq and Afghanistan poses no health risk to U.S. troops, say that this research is riddled with mistakes. Military officials had said said the review of their research backed their conclusion that the dust in the two war zones is no different from that in California. The scientists, who issued their report last year for the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences, were part of a team that reviewed a 2008 study at the request of the Pentagon. Both studies were conducted to better understand risks as the number of U.S. troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan is significant, and the number of mysterious and severe respiratory conditions skyrocketed after their service. To read more about both studies, please go to: http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2011-07-06-dust-risk-troops-Pentagon_n.htm. To read this report, please go to: http://www.usatoday.com/news/pdf/dust_nas_2010_review_of_dri_study.pdf
