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Project Number: | I01BX004633-01 |
| Title: | CMA:Pulmonary and Systemic Effects of Deployment Related Particulate Matter Exposures |
| Principal Investigator: | Christine H Wendt |
| Location: | Minneapolis, MN |
| Congressional District Code: | 5 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | January 2020 - June 2024 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $42,016 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$660,000 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Military personnel deployed to Southeast Asia (SA) report increased respiratory symptoms. Unique to SA deployment is a history of exposure to high levels of airborne particulate matter ≤ 2.5 µm in diameter (PM2.5) consisting of seasonal dust storms, burn-pit smoke, and unregulated industrial and vehicular pollutants. Objective findings among returning Veterans are limited, therefore, the VA Cooperative Study #595 Service and Health Among Deployed Veterans (SHADE) was funded to assess satellite c... |