The health effects of mustard gas and lewisite
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In Jan, 1993, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences issued the report 'Veterans at Risk: the Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite' that calls on the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to publicly reveal details of experiments conducted on military personnel during World War II. The report also presents evidence linking exposure to mustard gas and lewisite to several health conditions. During the experiments, 60,000 soldiers were exposed to these chemical agents, but were told little about the study. When many filed health claims with the VA in the 1980's, the VA asked the Institute of Medicine to study the matter. The Institute found a definite link between exposure to mustard gas and asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, laryngitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, respiratory and skin cancers and psychological disorders. Much less is known about the health effects of lewisite; only chronic respiratory disease, eye ulcerations and psychological disorders could be linked to its use.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1993
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The locations of headlamps and driver eye positions in vehicles sold in the USA
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Research has found that the mean driver eye height of the 15 cars undergoing examination was 1.11 m which is the same result as findings from a study of cars made in 1981. Similar research, in the UK, found that the mean driver height was 1.14 m. The mean driver height for vans and light trucks, in the US study, was found to be 1.42 m. Headlamp mounting heights for cars was found to be 0.62 in both the UK and USA. The US research included 30 of the most popular vehicles sold in the US during 1995.
Publication Name: Ergonomics
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0014-0139
Year: 1997
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Tapping the power of coal
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Coal-fired power plants supply over 50% of electricity generation in the US, but coal is under pressure because of the environmental damage it causes. However, new, clean coal technologies are being developed that should ensure coal will be a viable generation option in the 21st century.
Publication Name: Electric Perspectives
Subject: Petroleum, energy and mining industries
ISSN: 0364-474X
Year: 2001
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