2013 Conference of the International Medical Geology Association (25–29 August 2013)

Session No. 53
Thursday, 29 August 2013: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Washington I (Hilton Crystal City Hotel)

Military Applications of Medical Geology

 

Jose Centeno and Mark Lyles, Chairs
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9:00 AM
MEDICAL GEOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST – POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS FROM MICRO-PARTICULATES, METALS AND PATHOGENS
LYLES, Mark, Center for Naval Warfare Studies, U.S. Naval War College, 686 Cushing Drive, Newport, RI 02822 and GRIFFIN, Dale W., U.S. Geological Survey, 2010 Levy Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32310, Mark.Lyles@usnwc.edu, Mark.Lyles@usnwc.edu
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9:20 AM
HEALTH EFFECTS OF UNIQUE METAL EXPOSURES: DEPLETED URANIUM (DU) EMBEDDED FRAGMENTS IN GULF WAR I VETERANS
SQUIBB, Katherine S.1, GAITENS, Joanna M.1, CENTENO, José A.2, XU, Hannah2, ROGERS, Duane2 and MCDIARMID, Melissa A.1, (1)Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, University Square Building, 11 South Paca Street, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, (2)Biophysical Toxicology Branch, The Joint Pathology Center, Malcolm Grow Medical Center, Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Silver Spring, MD 20762, ksquibb@medicine.umaryland.edu, ksquibb@medicine.umaryland.edu
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9:40 AM
ASSESSING SOURCES OF AIRBORNE MINERAL DUSTS AND OTHER AEROSOLS, IN IRAQ
ENGELBRECHT, Johann P., Nevada System of Higher Education, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512-1095 and JAYANTY, R.K.M., RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, johann@dri.edu, johann@dri.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
METAL DISTRIBUTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS IN LUNG TISSUE: A MICRO-X-RAY FLUORESCENCE STUDY OF SOLDIERS’ LUNGS
SCHMIDT, Millicent P., Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100, LANZIROTTI, Antonio, National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory, The University of Chicago - CARS, Upton, NY 11973 and REEDER, Richard J., Geosciences, Stony Brook University, ESS 255, SBU Geosciences, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100, millicentpschmidt@gmail.com, millicentpschmidt@gmail.com
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10:40 AM
BIOSURVEILLANCE USING PAPER CURRENCY AS A FOMITE AND CHANGES IN THE BACTERIAL COMMUNITY OVER TIME
STEWART-AKERS, Ann M. and WOLFF, Robert J., Health Science, South University, 9 Science Court, Columbia, SC 29203, rwolff@southuniversity.edu, rwolff@southuniversity.edu
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11:00 AM
ENDOSPORES OF BACILLUS IN SAND SOILS AND THE IMPLICATIONS
WOLFF, Robert J. and STEWART-AKERS, Ann M., Health Science, South University, 9 Science Court, Columbia, SC 29203, rwolff@southuniversity.edu, rwolff@southuniversity.edu
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11:20 AM
ASSESSING EXPOSURE FROM RETAINED EMBEDDED METAL FRAGMENTS: FINDINGS FROM THE VA’S TOXIC EMBEDDED FRAGMENT REGISTRY
GAITENS, Joanna M., SQUIBB, Katherine S., CONDON, Marian and MCDIARMID, Melissa A., Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, University Square Building, 11 South Paca Street, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, jgaitens@medicine.umaryland.edu, jgaitens@medicine.umaryland.edu
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11:40 AM
CARCINOGENICITY OF EMBEDDED TUNGSTEN ALLOYS
KALINICH, John F., Afrri, USU, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889-5603, john.kalinich@usuhs.edu, john.kalinich@usuhs.edu
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