Review of Report and Approach to Evaluating Long-Term
Health Effects in Army Test Subjects

Interim Report

Committee to Review Report on Long-Term Health Effects on Army Test Subjects

Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology

Division on Earth and Life Studies

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COMMITTEE TO REVIEW REPORT ON LONG-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS ON ARMY TEST SUBJECTS

Members

IVAN RUSYN (Chair), Texas A&M University, College Station

ERIN M. BELL, University of Albany, NY

GERRY R. BOSS, University of California, San Diego

JAMES E. CLEAVER, University of California, San Francisco

PAMELA J. LEIN, University of California, Davis

CATHERINE A. MCCARTY, University of Minnesota, Duluth

NU-MAY RUBY REED, California Environmental Protection Agency (retired), Davis

KENNETH R. STILL, Portland State University, Portland, OR

VASILIS VASILIOU, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Staff

SUSAN N.J. MARTEL, Senior Program Officer

TAMARA DAWSON, Program Associate

Sponsor

U.S. ARMY

BOARD ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND TOXICOLOGY

Members

WILLIAM H. FARLAND (Chair), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

RICHARD A. BECKER, American Chemistry Council, Washington, DC

WILLIAM E. COLGLAZIER, AAAS, Washington, DC

DOMINIC M. DITORO, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

DAVID C. DORMAN, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

CHARLES T. DRISCOLL, JR., Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

ANNE FAIRBROTHER, Exponent, Inc., Philomath, OR

GEORGE GRAY, The George Washington University, Washington, DC

STEVEN P. HAMBURG, Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY

ROBERT A. HIATT, University of California, San Francisco, CA

SAMUEL KACEW, University of Ottawa, Ontario

H. SCOTT MATTHEWS, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

ROBERT PERCIASEPE, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, Arlington, VA

R. CRAIG POSTLEWAITE, Department of Defense, Burke, VA

MARK A. RATNER, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

JOAN B. ROSE, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

GINA M. SOLOMON, California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, CA

ROBERT M. SUSSMAN, Sussman and Associates, Washington, DC

DEBORAH L. SWACKHAMER, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

PETER S. THORNE, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Staff

TERESA A. FRYBERGER, Director

ELLEN K. MANTUS, Scholar and Director of Risk Assessment

RAYMOND A. WASSEL, Scholar and Director of Environmental Studies

SUSAN N.J. MARTEL, Senior Program Officer for Toxicology

ELIZABETH BOYLE, Program Officer

TAMARA DAWSON, Program Associate

BERNIDEAN WILLIAMS-SMITH, Financial Associate

SUZANNE THILENIUS, Administrative Coordinator

Acknowledgments

This interim report was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in making each published report as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process.

We thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations of this report nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Martin Philbert, University of Michigan. He was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with the standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the authoring committee and the National Academies.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

REVIEW OF THE REPORT

REVIEW OF THE ARMY’S CAUSATION METHODOLOGY

REFERENCES

ATTACHMENTS

1 STATEMENT OF TASK

2 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MEMORANDUM OF INSTRUCTION, BENEFITS APPLICATION PANEL REVIEW AND ADJUDICATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR MEDICAL CARE TO THE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW REPORT ON LONG-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS ON ARMY TEST SUBJECTS

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