...... Printer-Friendly Version INDIANA GUARD WARNS SOLDIERS OF POSSIBLE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE ... Troops may have consumed water containing sodium dichromate, a known cancer-causing agent ... previous story about sick troops and sodium dichromate...click here.. ... Press JASPER, Ind. - The Indiana National Guard is notifying nearly 600 soldiers ... in June, senators learned that sodium dichromate -- a cancer-causing chemical ... the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, sodium dichromate was used at the Basra facility as a corrosion inhibitor in water. Indiana National Guard officials learned of the potential ... the Guard states that exposure to sodium dichromate can cause sores in the nose and... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUL08/nf073008-3.htm
... Version BILL WOULD GUARANTEE VA CARE FOR DICHROMATE EXPOSURE IN IRAQ -- Legislation has been introduced by Indiana Senator Evan Bayh. For background on Iraq veterans and dichromate exposure, use the VA Watchdog search ...sess earch.php?q=dichromate&op=and Story here. ... Enemy revealed that National Guard soldiers from Indiana were exposed to the deadly carcinogen sodium dichromate while guarding a water treatment plant in .... BILL WOULD GUARANTEE VA CARE FOR DICHROMATE EXPOSURE IN IRAQ --Legislation has been introduced by Indiana Senator Evan Bayh.--VA... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfmar09/nf032009-6.htm
.... Printer-Friendly Version UPDATE: INDIANA GUARD SOLDIERS SUE OVER TOXIC EXPOSURE - ...sessearch.p hp?q=indiana+dichromate&op=and Story here. ...------- Indiana Guard soldiers sue over toxic exposure By ... and Maureen Groppe A band of 16 Indiana National Guard soldiers who served in Iraq ... that was sent to Iraq with the Indiana Guard's 1st Battalion, 152nd ... soldiers information about the presence of sodium dichromate, an industrial chemical used to remove ... District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, alleges negligence and gross negligence on... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfdec08/nf120408-3.htm
... Democratic Policy Committee will look at sodium dichromate (hexavalent chromium) exposure at KBR ... Witnesses will include National Guard members from Indiana, Oregon and West Virginia who were exposed to sodium dichromate at Qarmat Ali, a water injection ... health risks associated with exposure to sodium dichromate. Military contractor KBR had the contract ... Iraqi economy after the invasion. Sodium dichromate was found throughout the site. In .... Witnesses: Russell Kimberling, former Indiana National Guard member; Rocky Bixby, ... health risks associated with exposure to sodium dichromate. WHAT: Congressional oversight hearing WHERE ... Affairs, Iraq War Toxins, sodium dichromate, hexavalent chromium, burn pits click... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfaug09/nf080309-6.htm
... OVEREXPOSURE IN IRAQ -- Finding could hurt Indiana Guardsmen's chances in lawsuit against defense .../sesse arch.php?q=dichromate&op=and Story here.. ... WASHINGTON -- The Army correctly concluded that Indiana National Guardsmen were not overexposed to a toxin ... in Iraq were exposed in 2003 to sodium dichromate, which contains the carcinogen hexavalent chromium. Members of the Indiana National Guard were among the soldiers providing protection ... the Qarmat Ali Water Injection Facility. Sixteen Indiana guardsmen filed suit earlier this month against KBR ... OVEREXPOSURE IN IRAQ --Finding could hurt Indiana Guardsmen's chances in lawsuit against defense... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfdec08/nf122408-1.htm
... to hexavalent chromium, also known as sodium dichromate. NOTE from Larry Scott, VA Watchdog ... 2003, National Guard members from Oregon, Indiana, West Virginia, and South Carolina guarding ... water facility in Iraq were exposed to sodium dichromate, a deadly carcinogen. Many soldiers reported ... Soldiers quickly began to experience symptoms of sodium dichromate poisoning, including nasal perforations, and severe ... there was not significant inhalation exposure from sodium dichromate despite independent estimates of exposure rates approximately 80 ... Affairs, KBR, hexavalent chromium, sodium dichromate, Dod, Inspector General --- ... to hexavalent chromium,also known as sodium dichromate.-VA Watchdog dot Org -10... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfoct09/nf100409-3.htm
... 2008 VA benefits handbook here... Printer-Friendly Version VIDEO UPDATE: INDIANA GUARD EXPOSED TO DEADLY CHEMICALS IN IRAQ -- From the CBS Evening News ...--------------- Indiana National Guard troops claim they were exposed to a cancer-producing chemical, sodium dichromate, in Iraq. They blame the contractor KBR. For background on this story ...//www.yourvabenefits.org/sesse arch.php?q=dichromate&op=and This video is from the CBS Evening News with Katie... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfdec08/nf122308-6.htm
... VA benefits handbook here... Printer-Friendly Version FORMER INDIANA GUARD COMMANDER BLAMES TERMINAL CANCER ON CHEMICAL EXPOSURE -- Retired ... told he has only weeks to live. For more about the Indiana Guard and chemical exposure (with backlinks), click here ... commander blames cancer on chemical WILLIAMS, Ind. - A former Indiana National Guard commander diagnosed with terminal cancer believes his illness was ..., saying its employees knowingly allowed them to be exposed to sodium dichromate, a known carcinogen, while guarding the water plant. ...VA NEWS FLASH -12-12-2008 --FORMER INDIANA GUARD COMMANDER BLAMES TERMINAL CANCER ON CHEMICAL EXPOSURE --Retired... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfdec08/nf121208-5.htm
... CHROMIUM -- Escalating health concerns prompt virtual ban of chemical, often called sodium dichromate. Your comments accepted at bottom of page. Share story/email link ... we have learned of soldiers serving in Iraq being exposed to hexavalent chromium (sodium dichromate). Guard units from Oregon, Indiana and West Virginia were exposed in 2003 while guarding the Qarmat Ali Water treatment plant ... CHROMIUM --Escalating health concerns prompt virtual ban of chemical,often called sodium dichromate.--VA Watchdog dot Org -VA NEWS FLASH -04-... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfapr09/nf041609-1.htm
... and hundreds of other Guard members from Indiana, Oregon and West Virginia were protecting ... "This case," says the Indiana Democrat, "has brought to light ... chromium - a toxic component of sodium dichromate - can cause severe liver and kidney ... also notes air quality studies concluded the Indiana Guard soldiers were not exposed to high ...." Russell Kimberling, a former Indiana National Guard captain, had severe sinus ... or former Guard members - most from Indiana, a smaller number from Oregon - ... also points to Army tests of 137 Indiana Guard soldiers that showed no medical problems ... a retired lieutenant colonel who commanded the Indiana Guard unit, is in the late... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjun09/nf062509-8.htm
